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Tyson Nam wants Matt Schnell after vicious KO of Zarrukh Adashev at UFC on ESPN 10

LAS VEGAS – Tyson Nam beat Zarrukh Adashev with a first-round knockout Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 10 in Las Vegas.

Take a look inside the fight with Nam, who snapped a two-fight skid and got his first win in the UFC after decision losses to Sergio Pettis and Kai Kara-France.

Result: Tyson Nam def. Zarrukh Adashev via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 0:32
Updated records: Nam (19-11-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC) def. Zarrukh Adashev (3-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Key stat: Nam now has 11 of his 19 career wins by knockout.

Nam on the fight’s key moment

“His only chance was to come out hard from the start, but I’m going to fight fire with fire. I always say these guys can hit hard, but I hit harder.”

Nam on being overlooked

“I’ve always had something to give the fans. As fans of MMA, if you aren’t watching me you’re missing out. I should have been here a long time ago. It feels so good to finally show everybody what I can do. If someone wants to fight with me, I’m going to put people to sleep.”

Nam on what he wants next

“I got outpointed my first two fights – not out-classed. When people want to fight me, exciting things will happen. I think No. 10 right now is Matt Schnell, so I’m going to put him on blast.”

To hear more from Nam, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.

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