Muslim Salikhov's impressive knockout victory against Carlos Leal at UFC Abu Dhabi caused a frenzy among MMA fans around the world.Salikhov made his octagon return in a welterweight bout against Leal in the prelims of UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder, which is currently taking place at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The 41-year-old was coming off a two-fight win streak, the most recent being an opening-round knockout victory against Song Kenan at UFC Macau last year.Meanwhile, Leal was 1-1 in the octagon. After an unsuccessful promotional debut at UFC 308, the Brazilian bounced back and secured an opening-round knockout win over Alex Morono at UFC 313 earlier this year.Salikhov displayed his striking prowess by knocking out Leal with a vicious overhand right at the 0:42 mark of the opening round, sending 'The Lion' crashing to the canvas.Check out the post below:Fans soon rushed to the comments section to share their reactions.One fan wrote:''Who said Dagestani Russians can't strike?''Another stated:''Him vs Wonderboy next''Other fans wrote:''Many fans were worried for old Salikhov because Leal seemed unstoppable after his last few scraps but then the coach yelled out overhead and whamo.''''Now I didn’t see that coming wow. Both hands down. Wide open. Fu*k. Fair play. Leal was on his a*s too. Landed a few shots and got real aggressive. Fu*k''Check out more reactions below:Fan reactions [Screenshots courtesy: @ChampRDS on X]Salikhov (22-5) now has 15 first-round finishes. During his post-fight octagon interview with Michael Bisping, 'King of Kung Fu' called out Stephen Thompson:''I’m 41 years young. I’m still improving... 'Wonderboy,' I want to fight with you. Let’s go.''Check out Muslim Salikhov's comments below (0:33):