That won\u2019t be the case this week, as RIZIN 54 takes place on Tuesday before the return of Dana White\u2019s Contender Series, and those events will help lead up to a high-profile weekend that\u2019s highlighted by UFC 330<\/a> and Islam Makhachev\u2019s first welterweight title defense against Ian Machado Garry<\/a>. <\/p>\n Sunday’s Ryskcombat 19 Featured Mix of MMA & Kickboxing Bouts<\/p>\n Before the start of UFC 330 fight week, Sunday also featured a bit of combat sports action from Argentinian fight promotion Rsykcombat. <\/p>\n Taking place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ryskcombat 19 was the promotion\u2019s second event of the year and featuring a 13-fight card offering nine MMA matchups as well as four kickboxing bouts. <\/p>\n There were three championship fights at the top of the bill and the night closed out with a third-round finish from Ignacio Famozo in his featherweight title bout with Fernando Peralta, but it was a lightweight fight between Cesar Cardozo and Ivan Franco that provided one of the most violent highlights of the entire weekend. <\/p>\n Cesar Cardozo Flatlines Ivan Franco With Brutal Knockout<\/p>\n Following four-straight losses, Cardozo joined Ryskcombat last year and took a decision in his promotional debut against Cristian Gomez.<\/p>\n That victory brought the 33-year-old\u2019s overall MMA record to 4-6, and Cardozo was given the chance to move his record closer to .500 when he was matched up with his countryman Franco at Ryskcombat 19. <\/p>\n Franco went 1-1 as an amateur fighter in 2024 but began his professional career with an 0-3 run before meeting Cardozo, with all three of those losses coming via finish.<\/p>\n Things unfortunately didn\u2019t improve for Franco in his promotional debut for Ryskcombat, as Cardozo secured a jaw-dropping knockout just 57 seconds into the second round of their lightweight bout (clip courtesy of @Barrelelapierna<\/a>).<\/p>\n Brutal rodillazo de \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7Cesar Cardozo! #Ryskcombat19<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/TTrP2x5pZs<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Barrele la pierna (@Barrelelapierna) August 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The brutal knee left Franco facedown on the campus, and Cardozo appeared to realize that no follow-up shots would be needed even before the referee jumped in to protect Franco from any further damage. <\/p>\n Cardozo\u2019s incredible knockout capped off a five-fight run of finishes at Ryskcombat 19, and that streak kicked off in the night\u2019s final prelim bout when Thiago Paez claimed the vacant Ryskcombat amateur flyweight belt with a rear naked choke in the second round.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\"){kind=icon}
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