If he wasn’t already, consider Nasrat Haqparast officially back on track.
Haqparast scored a highlight-reel finish against Jamie Mullarkey on Saturday night at UFC Fight Night 233. In the first round of their lightweight bout, Haqparast (16-5 MMA, 8-4 UFC) staggered Mullarkey (17-7 MMA, 5-4 UFC) with a hard left Hook and then immediately blitzed in for the finish as he pelted Haqparast with short punch after short punch before landing a knockout blow at the 1:44 mark.
Check out a replay of the finish in the video belwo (via X):
Nasrat Haqparast knocks out Jamie Mullarkey in the first round pic.twitter.com/tUwXNqhzma
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Haqparasts furious finish punctuates a three-fight winning streak, which has been built as a follow-up to a back-to-back defeats vs. Bobby Green and Dan Hooker. With the loss, Mullarkey finishes the year 2-2 in four UFC appearances.
Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 233 results include:
- Nasrat Haqparast def. Jamie Mullarkey via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:44
- Tim Elliott def. Su Mudaerji via technical submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 1, 4:02
- Andre Muniz def. Junyong Park via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Kevin Jousset def. Song Kenan via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Sung Hyun Park def. Shannon Ross via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:59
- Steve Garcia def. Melquizael Costa via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 1:01
- Luana Santos def. Stephanie Egger via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Tatsuro Taira def. Carlos Hernandez via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 0:55
- Talita Alencar def. Rayanne Amanda via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
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