Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: UFC, the world’s premier combined martial arts organisation, makes its return to Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a blockbuster predominant occasion between Israel Adesanya and Nassourdine Imavov. Held in partnership with the Kingdom’s Basic Leisure Authority (GEA), the occasion will happen on Saturday, February 1 on the anb Enviornment in Riyadh. Within the co-main occasion, thrilling middleweight strikers face off as Shara “Bullet” Magomedov takes on Michael “Venom” Web page.
Former middleweight champion Adesanya (24-4-0, combating out of Auckland, New Zealand, by means of Lagos, Nigeria) is likely one of the most embellished UFC fighters. He returns to the Octagon® after a slim loss in a title struggle in opposition to Dricus Du Plessis earlier this 12 months. The fan favorite seems to get again to his successful type as he targets a dominant defeat over Imavov.
Imavov (15-4-0, combating out of Paris, France, by means of Dagestan) hopes to maintain his momentum constructing following an announcement win over contender Brendan Allen. A well-rounded competitor with KO energy, Nassourdine now hopes to take out UFC legend Adesanya in emphatic vogue.
Magomedov (15-0-0, combating out of Moscow Russia) has wasted no time turning heads since becoming a member of UFC in 2023. He boasts wins over Armen Petrosyan and Michał Oleksiejczuk. Shara plans to climb the rankings with a dominant win over Web page.
Web page (22-3-0, combating out of London, England) vows to get again to the win column as he takes on Magomedov. Web page made an announcement by beating Kevin Holland in his UFC debut. Identified for his kickboxing, Web page has his sights on placing on a robust efficiency in opposition to Magomedov.
We’ll see No. 15 ranked bantamweight contender Mentioned Nurmagomedov (18-3-0, combating out of Dagestan) goals to finish the successful streak of Vinicius “LokDog” Oliveira (21-3-0, combating out of Porto Alegre, Brazil) in a standout bout. Muhammad Naimov (11-3-0, combating out of Tajikistan) returns to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as he takes on Kaan Ofli (12-3-1, combating out of Melbourne, Australia) in a battle of featherweights
An thrilling light-weight bout sees Terrance McKinney(15-7-0, combating out of Florida) tackle Damir Hadzovic (14-7-0, combating out of Copenhagen, Denmark. Bogdan Grad (1-1-0, combating out of Weiz, Austria) goals to impress in his UFC debut in opposition to striker Lucas Alexander (8-4-0, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) in a featherweight matchup.
Fares Ziam (16-4-0, combating out of Lyon, France) takes on Mike Davis (11-2-0, combating out of Orlando, Florida) in a light-weight bout. Hamdy Abdelwahab (5-0-0, combating out of New York Metropolis, by means of Cairo, Egypt) and Jamal Pogues (11-4-0, combating out of Victorville, California) go head-to-head in an all-action heavyweight bout.
Additionally on the cardboard we are going to see No. 14 ranked heavyweight contender Shamil Gaziev (13-1-0, combating out of Kingdom of Bahrain, by means of Dagestan) faces off in opposition to Thomas Petersen (9-2-0, combating out of Webster, Minnesota) in a heavyweight conflict. Jordan Leavitt (11-3-0, combating out of Las Vegas, Nevada) seems to make an announcement as he meets Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady (15-4-0, combating out of Dallas, Texas) in a light-weight contest.
We’ll see No. 4 ranked heavyweight contender Sergei Pavlovich (18-3-0, combating out of Moscow, Russia) seems to derail the successful streak of No. 9 ranked heavyweight contender Jairzinho “Bigi Boy” Rozenstruik(15-5-0, combating out of Paramaribo, Suriname. Ikram Aliskerov (15-2-0, combating out of Makhachkala, Russia) seeks redemption within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as he returns to the Octagon for an thrilling middleweight matchup in opposition to Andre Muniz (24-6-0,combating out of Montes Claros, Brazil.
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Govt Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and in addition a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
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