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Keita demolishes Naimov in under three minutes at UFC Paris, then applauds himself from the crowd

Losene Keita needed less than three minutes to knock out Muhammad Naimov on the UFC Paris main card, then vaulted the cage and sat in the crowd to applaud his own performance before calling out featherweight contender Lerone Murphy.

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Keita demolishes Naimov in under three minutes at UFC Paris, then applauds himself from the crowd
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Losene Keita delivered one of the more memorable moments of UFC Paris on Saturday, stopping Muhammad Naimov with a walk-off knockout inside three minutes and then leaping into the crowd to give himself a standing ovation.

The French fighter, a former Oktagon champion nicknamed “Black Panther”, had entered the night with something to prove after an underwhelming UFC debut against Nathaniel Wood. Against the scrappy Tajik fighter Naimov, there was no such hesitation. Keita came out aggressive from the opening exchange, hurting Naimov repeatedly before landing the finishing shot that sent him spiralling to the canvas.

The celebration that followed was as striking as the finish itself. The moment the referee waved it off, Keita vaulted over the cage, found a seat among the Paris crowd, and began applauding his own performance. The fans inside the arena responded with delight.

Keita did not stop at the spectacle. Speaking after the fight, he issued a direct warning to top featherweight contender Lerone Murphy, telling him he is not there yet — but that he is coming for him. It was a pointed message from a fighter who appears to have found his footing in the UFC after a slow start.

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