Tanzania, June 7 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzanian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Rashid Mlegelo produced a dominant display to defeat Zambia's Douglas "Bokya the Road Warrior" Chilufya in the first round of their featherweight contest at the ANZA MMA Pro 002 event in Kenya last Saturday.

Mlegelo secured victory via a rear-naked choke submission, forcing his opponent to tap out before the end of the opening round in a non-title bout contested at a weight limit of 66.5kg.

The victory marked another important step in Mlegelo's professional MMA career as he moves closer to a potential title shot. According to his camp, two more victories could earn him an opportunity to challenge for the featherweight belt.

The bout was sanctioned by the Keny...