Sasha Palatnikov punches Louis Cosce in their welterweight bout during UFC 255 at UFC Apex on November 21, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC
Sasha Palatnikov punches Louis Cosce in their welterweight bout during UFC 255 at UFC Apex on November 21, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
Martial Arts /  Mixed Martial Arts

UFC 255: Hong Kong’s Sasha Palatnikov TKOs Louis Cosce on dream debut in fight of the night

  • First Hong Kong fighter in the UFC cashes in as a $5 underdog with Vegas bookies – and with fight of the night bonus after third-round finish
  • Palatnikov reveals he battled Covid-19 at end of October – ‘there were a couple of seconds I thought, I don’t know if I can do this’

Nicolas Atkin
Nicolas Atkin

Updated: 9:21pm, 22 Nov, 2020

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Sasha Palatnikov punches Louis Cosce in their welterweight bout during UFC 255 at UFC Apex on November 21, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC
Sasha Palatnikov punches Louis Cosce in their welterweight bout during UFC 255 at UFC Apex on November 21, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC
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