Bantamweight MMA fighter Abdul Hussein may have put himself on the UFC\u2019s radar with a brutal knockout of one of the promotion\u2019s former fighters. <\/p>\n
2026 is finally just a few days away, and the new year will officially signal the end of the UFC\u2019s current deal with ESPN<\/a> before a new partnership with Paramount<\/a> formally kicks off on January 24 with a UFC 324 card featuring two title bouts<\/a>. <\/p>\n There\u2019s still been plenty of events to keep MMA fans entertained <\/a>during the lengthy break between UFC Vegas 112 and UFC 324, and last Friday former UFC standout Tyson Nam squared off with Hussein in a bantamweight main event at Ice Cage Fighting 6.<\/p>\n Abdul Hussein Flattens Tyson Nam In Finland <\/p>\n Taking place at the Espoo Metroe Areena in Espoo, Finland, ICF 6 featured a mix of Muay Thai, boxing, kickboxing, and MMA bouts leading up to the night\u2019s final matchup between Hussein and Nam. <\/p>\n READ MORE: UFC star stuns fans by suggesting he might move up to Alex Pereira’s weight class<\/a><\/p>\n Nam was making his return to MMA for the first time since June 2024 after picking up a pair of stoppage-victories at Karate Combat 52 and Mike Perry\u2019s Dirty Boxing 3, where he finished former Bellator star Ricky Bandejas late in the opening round. <\/p>\n The 42-year-old had stopped all four opponents he\u2019d faced since exiting the UFC in 2023, but at ICF 6 the MMA veteran suffered his first knockout-loss in well over 10 years when Hussein flattened him with a brutal right hand during an exchange in the middle of the cage. <\/p>\n The result marked the first time that Nam has been stopped with strikes since being knocked out by Marlon Moraes at World Series of Fighting 2 in 2013. The Hawaiian went 3-5 overall during a run in the UFC\u2019s flyweight division that began in 2019, and during that stretch he was only stopped once when Bruno Silva submitted him in 2023. <\/p>\n READ MORE: Ex-UFC champ Magomed Ankalaev could have quicker turnaround than expected in 2026<\/a><\/p>\n In addition to adding a major name to his record, Hussein now finds himself on an impressive eight-fight win streak in MMA that\u2019s seen him finish ever single opponent\u2019s he\u2019s faced. He\u2019s won nine-straight fights overall if you include a boxing victory over Hussein Osman Yusuf at ICF 3 last year, and his last loss came via unanimous decision against former top-ranked UFC flyweight and current BRAVE CF titleholder Muhammad Mokaev<\/a>. <\/p>\n More MMA Knockout News<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0UFC\u2019s \u201cGod of War\u201d turns heads with bizarre training method for UFC 325 fight<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Ex-UFC champion raises questions about outcome of Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua<\/a> <\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0UFC knockout king claims heavyweight kickboxing champion passed on UFC 324 fight<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Ex-UFC champion torches promotion for booking Paddy Pimblett title fight at UFC 324<\/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