Altynbek Mamashov\u2019s first knockout since 2021 came in sensational fashion when the Kyrgyzstani MMA fighter made his return to action at ACA 199. <\/p>\n
The UFC is set to finally return next Saturday with UFC 324<\/a> in Las Vegas before the promotion heads down to Australia the following weekend<\/a> for UFC 325, but there was plenty of high-level MMA on offer this week from the likes of ACA, Oktagon, KSW, LFA, and more. <\/p>\n ACA already kicked off 2026 last weekend with ACA 198, and on Friday the Russian promotion held an ACA 199 card at Basket Hall in Krasnador that included Mamashov’s return to face Bellator veteran Chris Honeycutt. <\/p>\n Altynbek Mamashov Scores Vicious KO After Two-Year Layoff<\/p>\n Already a veteran of more than 20 professional MMA bouts heading into ACA 198, Mamashov was competing for the first time since taking a unanimous decision over Mikhail Doroshenko at ACA 167 in late 2023. <\/p>\n READ MORE: UFC Champion Ilia Topuria provides first clear update on plans for UFC return fight<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cGolden\u201d was originally scheduled to return against Khalid Satuev last summer before that matchup fell through, and he was subsequently booked to meet Honeycutt in his first middleweight outing since the early part of his MMA career. Honeycutt closed out 2025 with a split decision loss to Dauren Ermekov, but prior to that the American had won back-to-back decisions over Vladimir Vasilyev and the formerly-undefeated Shamil Yamilov. <\/p>\n Welcoming Mamashov back to 185 lbs., Honeycutt was visibly rocked by an uppercut during the opening seconds of the second round. Seeing his chance to end things, Mamashov immediately began pressuring \u201cThe Cutt\u201d and landed a number of huge strikes before Honeycutt left himself wide open for a brutal right hook<\/a> that sent him toppling to the canvas.<\/p>\n The result marked Mamashov\u2019s first knockout-win since 2021, when he stopped Elias Silverio with strikes in the second round after defeating Vasily Kurochkin in the same manner several months earlier. The Kyrgyzstani fighter also now finds himself on the first two-fight winning streak of his ACA career since those back-to-back finishes, as a 2022 meeting with Irwing Machado ended in a No Contest before he lost three-straight decisions to Andrey Koshkin, UFC veteran Albert Tumenov, and Ruslan Kolodko. <\/p>\n READ MORE: Possible Conor McGregor UFC White House opponent teases ‘very big’ fight announcement<\/a><\/p>\n With two events already in the books to start 2026, ACA is set to hold a milestone event next month on February 8 with ACA 200, which features a pair of title bouts and will see former ACA welterweight titleholder Tumenov try to unseat Middleweight Champion Magomedrasul Gasanov, who has already defended his belt six times.<\/p>\n More MMA Knockout News<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0UFC legend shares message of support for Xabi Alonso after shocking Real Madrid exit<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0UFC fan favorite set to try and end losing streak in dangerous UFC Mexico fight<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0UFC fans cry mismatch on reported next fight for undefeated KO machine<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Khamzat Chimaev calls out “scared” Alex Pereira for UFC White House fight<\/a><\/p>\n Stick with\u00a0MMAKnockout<\/a>\u00a0for more FREE coverage of the UFC and MMA.<\/p>\n Follow MMAKnockout on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n