Overview
- Belgaroui stopped Abdul-Malik by TKO at 3:39 of Round 3 on Saturday on the UFC Seattle main card at Climate Pledge Arena.
- He chopped the lead leg with calf kicks, set up a sharp jab, and finished with a well-timed knee that put the prospect on the canvas.
- Abdul-Malik scored brief takedowns in the second and third rounds, but Belgaroui stood back up quickly and punished him with clean right hands and knees as the pace wore him down.
- The result gave Abdul-Malik his first professional defeat and moved Belgaroui to two UFC wins in a row, both third-round stoppages.
- He entered as a slight underdog at FanDuel and drew extra attention with former GLORY rival turned teammate Alex Pereira working his corner.