MOSCOW, July 16 Russian Muslim Salikhov lost to Chinese fighter Li Jingliang in a duel in the welterweight division at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tournament in Elmont (USA). The fight at the UBS Arena in New York ended with Salikhov's defeat in the second round. The referee stopped the fight after a successful attack by the Chinese fighter, which ended with a blow to the jaw. Salikhov suffered his third defeat in mixed martial arts with 18 victories. Jingliang won his 19th victory with seven defeats. In the main fight of the evening, Mexican Yair Rodriguez defeated American Brian Ortega by technical knockout. The featherweight bout was stopped due to a shoulder injury sustained by the American.
