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  • VIDEO: Fatima Kline Starts Off UFC Nashville With Impactful Head-Kick KO On 25th Birthday

    VIDEO: Fatima Kline Starts Off UFC Nashville With Impactful Head-Kick KO On 25th Birthday

    Talk about a heck of a way to celebrate turning 25 years old.

    Fatima Kline has appeared to impress the masses in her third Octagon bout, quite literally kicking off the action at UFC Nashville with a bang in her finish of Melissa Martinez.

    Kline used her pressure to control the fight from the get-go, using her reach to land jabs and kicks, focusing on body shots. Kline continued to push the pace, working over Martinez in the clinch with sharp strikes, while Martinez’s power increase only resulted in some strikes landing.

    Fatima Kline Lands Head Kick To KO Melissa Martinez At UFC Nashville

    Kline then ended things dramatically in the third with a head kick that dropped Martinez. Kline landed a couple of follow-up strikes before the referee stepped in and waved things off.

    Kline has now won back-to-back fights, defeating Victoria Dudakova this past January. Kline made her UFC debut last year in a loss to Jasmine Jasudavicius.

    Martinez now falls to 1-2 in the UFC.

  • VIDEO: Victoria Dudakova Slaps Coach After Falling To The First Finish Of 2025 At UFC Vegas 101

    VIDEO: Victoria Dudakova Slaps Coach After Falling To The First Finish Of 2025 At UFC Vegas 101

    The first finish of the UFC’s 2025 calendar has been delivered, and it came in some brutal fashion, as Fatima Kline scored a win over Victoria Dudakova during the UFC Vegas 101 prelims.

    And it’s safe to say that the Russian didn’t take the result well…

    Both women delivered powerful shots during the opening frame, but Kline appeared to gain control as time went on.

    Then, with Dudakova grounded late in the second, Kline landed some hard ground-and-pound to force the referee to step in and wave off the contest.

    Kline Scores First Octagon Win With Ground & Pound At UFC Vegas 101, Dudakova Slaps Cornerman

    What else is noteworthy occurred in the losing corner following the fight. It appeared that Dudakova slapped one of her cornermen after he attempted to console her.

    This marks the first UFC win for “The Archangel” after dropping her debut last year to Jasmine Jasudavicius.

    Dudakova, meanwhile, has now lost back-to-back outings after starting her UFC run 2-0 in 2023.