“Kyrgyzstan You Have An Aleksei Oleinik” – Fans React As Uran Satybaldiev Pulls Off Rare Ezekiel Choke From Top To Kick Off UFC Shanghai With Win Over Diyar Nurgozhay

881 Views · In MMA & UFC · View Comments The spirit of Aleksei Oleinik must have been present at Shanghai Indoor Stadium this morning, as Uran Satybaldiev pulled off a rare Ezekiel Choke — and a rarer one that comes from the top position — to open the UFC Shanghai preliminary card with a victory over Diyar Nurgozhay. Satybaldiev troubled Nurgozhay in the fight’s second minute, dropping Nurgozhay with a right hand. Satybaldiev didn’t finish him with strikes, but he did lock on a tight kimura grip that looked like it could have broken Nurgozhay’s arm and finished the fight. Nurgozhay managed to escape that submission but found himself in further trouble when Satybaldiev got in top position and sought a choke. Though normally done from the bottom, Satybaldiev managed to position himself correctly to perform an Ezekiel choke from top position, scoring the tapout just halfway through the opening round. Satybaldiev now becomes just the fourth fighter in UFC history to score an Ezekiel choke submission in a fight with the promotion, joining the likes of Oleinik, Remco Pardoel, and Alexander Volkov. Uran Satybaldiev Becomes Fourth-Ever UFC Fighter To Score Win Via Ezekiel Choke Submission At UFC Shanghai

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Uran gets a Ezekiel choke Kyrgyzstan you have a Aleksei Olenik #UFCShaghai — Benny P (@Bendaman2001) August 23, 2025

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He got submitted by an ezikiel choke. Lmao. That’s a Gi choke. Not common at all. — MadLab (@MadLabMMA) August 23, 2025

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Ezekiel choke from the top… awesome performance from Satybaldiev but i’m not sure we need to see Nurgozhay again… #UFCShaghai — Patrick Danna (@patdannamma) August 23, 2025

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We up smoking a joint watching UFC prelims at midnight and we start with an Ezekiel choke? #UFCShaghai pic.twitter.com/N2XNU9lcCQ — BigRonBets (@BigRonBets) August 23, 2025

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Wow, glad i decided to watch a few fights before going to bed. Not often you see an Ezekiel choke. #UFCShanghai — Todd Bonzalez (@schottenvisor) August 23, 2025

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Uran Satybaldiev scores just the 5th Ezekiel choke submission in UFC history. He joins Remco Pardoel, Alexander Volkov, and two such tapouts from Aleksei Oleinik. #UFCShanghai — Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) August 23, 2025

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Nurgozhay has now lost to a kimura from the bottom where he got reversed and an Ezekiel choke from inside his guard. #UFCShaghai pic.twitter.com/jsMrgxp8r7 — SizzlingMMA (@bacon9292) August 23, 2025

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You should never get Ezekiel choked if you've got full guard — Robert Winfree (@WinfreeMMA) August 23, 2025

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Ezekiel choke in the first fight pic.twitter.com/3JHIyr2Fpq — ♡ᕼᑌᗷIᗴ♡ (@SmeshHubie) August 23, 2025

Satybaldiev, the former LFA light heavyweight champion, made his short-notice UFC debut at heavyweight in April, dropping a decision to Martin Buday. Nurgozhay made his UFC debut in March, missing weight and getting submitted by Brendson Ribiero.

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