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See the full story · 1 sourcesBilal Hasan met the media Saturday after his win over Nilson Rojas at UFC Fight Night 286.
Hasan (10-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) picked up his second knockout in just 18 days when he put away Rojas (9-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) midway through the second round in front of a friendly crowd at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in China.
Hasan had a 45-second knockout on DWCS earlier this month and made a quick turnaround for his UFC debut, which earned him a $100,000 performance bonus right out of the gate.
Hasan highlights, UFC Shanghai
Rojas saca la garra peruana en su debut y está dando una pelea épica ‼️ #UFCShanghai | Ver en vivo por @PPlusDeportes pic.twitter.com/tAbkF8r9u4
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) August 29, 2026 PUUUM ‼️ Se acabó la pelea para Rojas. Hasan lo manda a la lona con un duro derechazo 😮💨 #UFCShanghai | Ver en vivo por @PPlusDeportes pic.twitter.com/HtOztaoi67
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) August 29, 2026 Hasan key quotes, UFC Shanghai
“It felt so right. As soon as I heard the music, I told the guys, ‘Give me 30 seconds. Let me do my thing. Don’t rush me.’ Once I heard it, I was just right back at home. I’ve been performing like Michael Jackson since I was 8 in front of my dad on this little platform on my living room in Hawaii. Ever since then, I’ve loved being the center of attention, I love the pressure, I love the spotlight – and once I heard Michael Jackson playing, I shed a couple tears. It felt so surreal, but I felt so at home.”
“I don’t want to get all religious or spiritual, but I feel like we’re all put on this earth to give back in some way and I feel like when I’m doing this, even when I’m just training and helping out people in my gym, it feels like I’m giving my truest gift back to the world, and I feel like that’s our duty as men in this world is to give back in one way or another. I feel like I’m truly doing that here.”
“Every time I get a finish like that, I’m like, ‘Damn – that’s all it took?’ I try to put 110 percent into a technique and it doesn’t work. Then when I just throw a technique without even trying, I get the finish. I think I’ve just got to do that a lot more.”
“I want a beautiful career of highlight finishes, highlight walkouts, highlight fight performances. I want (to be) the best package the UFC’s ever seen, and I feel like I’m doing that here right now.”
Hasan post-fight interview, UFC Shanghai
"I want a beautiful career of highlight finishes." Bilal Hasan secures his second knockout in only 18 days after his second round knockout at #UFCShanghai Prelim Results ➡️ https://t.co/Pu2LsEO1sE pic.twitter.com/Q0N1If2pZo
— UFC News (@UFCNews) August 29, 2026 This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Bilal Hasan won’t stop till he gets enough UFC Shanghai-like highlights
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