Aoriqileng returned to the Octagon in emphatic fashion when he brutally knocked out Cody Gibson on the prelims of UFC Vancouver.<\/p>\n
The UFC’s return to Roger Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, features a headlining middleweight bout between Reinier de Ridder and Brendan Allen, and the rest of the card also boasts plenty of Canadian fighters looking to score big wins in their home country.<\/p>\n
One of the matchups not featuring a Canadian was the bantamweight tilt between Aoriqileng and Gibson, which ended in nasty knockout after just 21 seconds of action.<\/p>\n
A member of the UFC roster since 2021, Aoriqileng was making his return to action for the first time in just over a year when he took on Gibson on the prelims of UFC Vancouver.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: UFC Fight Night Vancouver: de Ridder vs. Allen free live stream results & highlights<\/a><\/p>\n Coming off a unanimous decision loss to Raul Rosas Jr. at UFC 306 and a No Contest against Daniel Marcos from earlier that year, “The Mongolian Murderer” was lined as as a small underdog to Gibson even though the American was submitted in his previous outing against Da’Mon Blackshear.<\/p>\n Bantamweights bringing action to the Octagon! \ud83e\udee1@TheRenegade559<\/a> vs Aoriqileng<\/p>\n [ #UFCVancouver<\/a> | LIVE NOW on the @ESPN<\/a> app ] pic.twitter.com\/NEwMsezu34<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 UFC (@ufc) October 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Aoriqileng’s layoff certainly didn’t result in any Octagon rust, as the 32-year-old dropped Gibson with a huge right hand before he quickly jumped in to secure the win with some big hammerfists on the ground.<\/p>\n HE ONLY NEEDS TO FIND ONE SHOT \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n Aoriqileng ends the fight within the first thirty seconds!<\/p>\n [ #UFCVancouver<\/a> | LIVE NOW on the @ESPN<\/a> app ] pic.twitter.com\/xRErFuo3Nc<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 UFC (@ufc) October 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE: UFC\u2019s \u201cKing of Kung Fu\u201d returns to fight dangerous finisher following viral KO<\/a><\/p>\n The Fight Ready MMA product scored arguably the most impressive finish of an actioned-packed set of prelims at UFC Vancouver, as four of the night’s previous five fights all ended inside the distance before Aoriqileng and Gibson entered the Octagon.<\/p>\n \u2022 UFC\u2019s \u201cKing of Kung Fu\u201d returns to fight dangerous finisher following viral KO<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Khabib Nurmagomedov teammate confirms UFC signing and debut fight at UFC Qatar<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 UFC 321 reportedly adds surprise “Fight of the Night” contender on very short notice<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 UFC legends set for trilogy fight on Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis boxing card<\/a><\/p>\n Stick with MMAKnockout<\/a> for more FREE coverage of the UFC and MMA.<\/p>\n Follow MMAKnockout on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n