New Delhi: The UFC Saudi Arabia event is just 24 hours away and all fighters in the event took part in the ceremonial weigh-ins before the live event. Former Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is all set to headline the UFC Fight Night against Nassourdine Imavov at the Riyadh on February 1, Saturday.
Adesanya will be fighting a non-title fight after six years as he lost two back-to-back title fights against Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis. Both fighters made the weights properly and the fight is now officially confirmed for UFC Fight Night.
Imavov is the number five ranked fighter in the middleweight division and is now on a three-fight win streak. He will be eyeing to demolish Adesanya and become the new number-one contender for the Middleweight championship.
Watch ceremonial weigh-ins here:
In the co-main event, Shara Magomedov will be clashing against Michael Venom Page. This fight also takes place in the middleweight division and Shara will be performing in front of his home fans. He is unbeaten in his professional career with a record of 15-0.
Meanwhile, this will be MVP’s third fight in the UFC and he is currently 1-1 in the UFC. He made a significant debut in the promotion with a victory over Kevin Holland but in his next fight, Ian Garry humbled him and gave his first defeat in his UFC career.
Said Nurmagomedov will also be seen in the fight card as he battles out against Vinicius Oliviera in the Bantamweight division. Said is also from Dagestan but he has no connection from Khabib Nurmagomedov’s family. He has the surname Nurmagomedov and belongs to the same place but they are not brothers in real life.
UFC Fight Night card:
Israel Adesanya vs Nassourdine Imavov
Sharaputdin Magomedov vs Michael Venom Page
Sergei Pavlovich vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Said Nurmagomedov vs Vinicius Oliviera
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