Alonzo Menifield scored one of the best wins of his career earlier this morning (Sat., May 30, 2026) at UFC Macau LIVE on Paramount+ from inside Galaxy Arena in Macau, China, as the Octagon veteran stunned Chinese finisher Zhang Mingyang with a brutal first-round TKO (punches).
This light heavyweight co-main event was not expected to last that long. Zhang is one of the most dangerous first-round fighters on the UFC roster today and was looking to show out in front of his home crowd. Menifield, on the other
hand, was coming off a knockout loss at the hands of Volkan Oezdemir his last time out and was out to prove he’s still a threat at 38 years of age.
While many believed Zhang’s youth and range would give Menifield issues it was “Atomic” who inflicted more damage early on. Instead of waiting for Zhang to come to him Menifield pressed the action and turned the 205-pound clash into an instant firefight. Zhang certainly landed his own shots along the way, but this was all about Menifield’s pressure and power shots.
Eventually, Menifield had Zhang badly hurt along the cage and proceeded to unleash a perfectly-placed left hook. It crashed into Zhang and instantly sent him down calling an end to the fight with 45 seconds left in the first round.
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