Magomed Ankalaev had a first-round, stoppage win added to his official record tonight, but the victory will definitely have a mental asterisk beside it for many.

Round one

Whoa. Before the opening horn, Cutelaba and Ankalaev had to be separated by officials in the cage, after Ion walked right up to him.

Cutelaba came out winging big kicks right out of the gate. Ankalaev fired back big shots of his own that initially, appeared to stun Cutelaba. The latter continued to wing-back punches of his own, however, while staggering, or playing up how hurt he was. After a few more exchanges, the ref jumped in and Cutelaba protested vehemently. Replay seems to show Cutelaba was likely exaggerating how stunned he was and that he was still there. Wow.

UFC Norfolk results

Here are the results so far for UFC Norfolk.

Magomed Ankalaev def. Ion Cutelaba via TKO (punches) R1, 0:38
Megan Anderson def. Norma Dumont via KO (punch) R1, 3:31
Grant Dawson def. Darrick Minner via submission (rear-naked-choke) R2, 1:38
Kyler Phillips def. Gabriel Silva via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Brendan Allen def. Tom Breese via TKO (strikes) R1, 4:47
Marcin Tybura def. Serghei Spivac via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Luis Pena def. Steve Garcia via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Jordan Griffin def. TJ Brown via technical submission (guillotine choke) R2, 3:38
Spike Carlyle def. Aalon Cruz via TKO (punches) R1, 1:25
Sean Brady def. Ismail Naurdiev via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

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