"2025 Contender Series winner Iwo Baraniewski made his promotional debut at UFC 323 on Saturday, meeting Ibo Aslan on the final PPV card of the EPSN era. Baraniewski was 6-0 to start the night, while Aslan, with nearly three times the experience in professional MMA, had lost his last two bouts. Iwo, Ibo? The UFC matchmakers seemed to be having fun with this match-up. Fun is what the fight boiled down to, meanwhile."
"It didn't take long for this scrap to turn into complete chaos. They crashed into the clinch early, and Baraniewski rocked Aslan with a short shot that sent him to the mat. He swarmed for the finish, but Aslan fired back and suddenly had Baraniewski in trouble. Aslan started winging wild haymakers while Baraniewski shelled up on the fence, weathering the storm. Despite the pressure, he stayed composed in the madness and answered with a clean right hand that dropped Aslan."
Iwo Baraniewski made his promotional debut at UFC 323 against veteran Ibo Aslan on the final PPV card of the ESPN era. Baraniewski entered 6-0 while Aslan brought far more professional experience but had lost his previous two bouts. The fight erupted into chaotic action early, including a clinch, a short shot that sent Aslan to the mat, and momentum swings where both men threatened finishes. Aslan unleashed wild haymakers while Baraniewski weathered pressure on the fence. Baraniewski countered with a clean right that dropped Aslan and finished with ground-and-pound at 1:29 of round one.
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