A fight that began with promise quickly turned to disappointment
for Abdul
Razak Alhassan.
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The 38-year-old Elevation Fight Team product had opponent Cody
Brundage reeling as he landed elbows after stuffing a takedown
early on during their middleweight contest at UFC
on ESPN 59 in Denver on Saturday night. Alhassan was warned by
referee Dan Miragliotta for landing elbows to the back of
Brundage’s head during the salvo, and the fight was halted when
“Judo Thunder” continued to land what the veteran official
perceived to be illegal blows.
It was ultimately determined that a dazed Brundage would not be
able to continue, and the bout was ruled a no contest. It was a
bitter pill to swallow for Alhassan, who might have been on the
verge of a stoppage even without the fouls. Alhassan reacted to the
ruling on his Instagram Stories.
“Sorry to all my fans, all my people. I wanted this bad. I wanted
this win. I wanted this fight so bad,” he said. “I have so much
anger and so much energy in me right now that I wanted to use but I
wasn’t able to use it. I guess today is a crazy day. [Donald] Trump
got shot and I got robbed.
“I know definitely he could have continued. He just decided to be a
p—y and didn’t want to fight anymore. It is what it is. I hope him
a speedy recovery.”
Alhassan began his UFC tenure with victories in four of his first
five appearances — all by first-round knockout or technical
knockout. Since then, he is just 2-5, with the aforementioned no
contest as the latest addition to his ledger.