Alina Dalaslan scored a Knockout of the Year contender on her highly anticipated Oktagon return on Saturday night.Dalaslan, who has only turned professional in MMA this year, was contesting just her third bout in the sport at Oktagon 76 in Frankfurt on Saturday night.Dalaslan put on another emphatic performance in Frankfurt on Saturday night to make it three wins from three in her pro careerOktagon MMAThe 25-year-old from Germany has been labelled as one of the brightest talents in women’s MMA right now, with many fans of the £200million European promotion backing her to reach championship glory.Dalaslan certainly lived up to her reputation inside Frankfurt’s Festhalle with a beautiful knockout win over France’s Clara Ricignuolo.Both women traded heavy blows in a nip-and-tuck opening round, which all three judges ruled in Dalaslan’s favour as per Oktagon’s opening scoring rules.It was a similar picture in the second stanza, right up until the final 15 seconds.Dalaslan was teasing Ricignuolo with feints before welcoming her opponent to put her foot on the gas.Then, out of nowhere, she spun to her right and cracked Ricignuolo with one of the nastiest spinning back elbows you will ever see.The Frankfurt crowd erupted as Dalaslan quickly followed up with an array of blows on the canvas to make sure the fight was definitely over.Fans react to insane spinning elbow knockout at Oktagon 76Responding to the KO, one fan wrote: “Holy f***. Beautiful spinning back elbow finish by Alina Dalaslan. She’s a future star in the making for Oktagon…”Another said: “What a knockout.”A third added: “Alina Dalaslan is the next generation of women’s MMA… her striking is great!”View Tweet: https://twitter.com/hashtag/OKTAGON76?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwDalaslan is widely viewed by MMA fans as one of the biggest female prospects in the sport right nowOktagon MMAWhile a fourth responded: “Dalaslan incredible spinning backfist in round 2.”What is Alina Dalaslan’s MMA record?Dalaslan, a former IMMAF world champion, made her pro debut under the Oktagon banner in March 2025.She finished Kamila Simkova in the third round of Oktagon 68, before producing another stoppage win over Roza Gumienna three months later.It was only fitting that she made it 3-0 with an incredible spinning elbow in her next appearance in Frankfurt on Saturday night.Oktagon 76 witnessed the return of German MMA legend Daniel Weichel, while rising star Frederic Vosgrone, who has been compared to UFC stars like Brock Lesnar and Paddy Pimblett, also made a comeback.Irish lightweight Daniel Frimpong made it five wins in a row on the night by stopping Peter Gabal, and Briton James Hendin also triumphed.Dalaslan will hope to keep racking up the wins as she begins her climb to MMA’s summitOktagon MMA