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    Muhammad Ali’s grandson scores brutal MMA KO in less than a minute to stay undefeated in PFL

    By Dylan Svoboda,

    5 hours ago

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    Biaggio Ali Walsh is taking right after his grandfather.

    Ali Walsh, the grandson of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, earned his first professional MMA knockout during his fight on Friday night.

    He took his opponent, Brian Stapleton, down in just 55 seconds in the first round after delivering a hard right-handed punch to the side of Stapleton’s head.

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    Biaggio Ali Walsh knocked out Brian Stapleton in less than a minute on Friday night.

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    Biaggio Ali Walsh delivers a rocket straight to the dome and gets a quick 1st round stoppage!

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    Stapleton would fall to the floor immediately, and seconds later Ali Walsh had secured the win.

    It was just the second professional fight of Ali Walsh’s career after going 6-1 as an amateur, including 5-0 in the Professional Fighters League before going pro.

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    In his first professional fight in February, Ali Walsh defeated Emanuel Palacio in a unanimous decision.

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    Biaggio Ali Walsh is now 2-0 in his professional MMA career. PFL / X
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    Biaggio Ali Walsh is now 2-0 in his professional MMA career. PFL

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    The 25-year-old fighter took to social media to celebrate the victory.

    “All glory to God!” Ali Walsh wrote on Instagram. “Blessed and grateful to get my second professional win tonight! Thank you for the love and support! Still a long way to go.”

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    Ali-Walsh played soccer in college, but it wasn’t until stumbling into mixed martial arts that he found his true passion.

    “I’ve completely fallen in love with MMA, I’m obsessed with fighting,” Ali Walsh told Olympics.com in April . “I’m obsessed with getting better, I’m obsessed with picking everyone’s brains and it’s just something that’s changed my life in every single aspect.”

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