Check out these photos from Dovlet Yagshimuradov's knockout victory over Impa Kasanganay to win $1 million at 2024 PFL Championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photos by Jose Peñuela, PFL MMA)

Dovlet Yagshimuradov claimed the 2024 PFL light heavyweight title with a huge knockout against last year's champion Impa Kasanganay.

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov made quick work of Impa Kasanganay at the PFL World Championship in Riyadh, finishing the former UFC standout in less than a minute

At 2024 PFL Championship, Yagshimuradov (25-7-1) knocked out Kasanganay (18-5) in 58 seconds to claim light heavyweight gold. The event took place at The Mayadeen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

On the main card of the PFL World Championships this Saturday from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the light heavyweight championship is on the line. 2023 champion Impa

Impa Kasanganay (18-4), a former welterweight, won the 205-pound $1 million title in 2023 against Josh Silveira. He’s coming off a split-call setback against Bellator champ Johnny Eblen, but in he tore through the regular season with finishes of Alex Polizzi and Jakob Nedoh, then beat Silveira a second time to reach the final.

Turkmenistan has an MMA world champion after Dovlet Yagshimuradov needed less than a minute to put away Impa Kasanganay to win PFL gold.

Dovlet Yagshimuradov made quick work of Impa Kasanganay with a rapid-fire knockout to win the light heavyweight title at the 2024 PFL World Championships