Off the again of his gorgeous UFC Saudi Arabia win tonight, Nassourdine Imavov has been lauded by former light-weight champion and Corridor of Fame inductee, Khabib Nurmagomedov — who famous his spectacular win over ex-middleweight titleholder, Israel Adesanya.
Imavov, the present quantity 5 ranked middleweight challenger, returned to motion tonight in quest of his fifth straight win within the headliner of UFC Saudi Arabia.
And taking up former two-time gold holder, Adesanya, surging expertise, Imavov would flip in a devastating second spherical knockout win over the Metropolis Kickboxing ace, extending his successful spree to 4 straight outings in addition.
Staking his declare for a shot on the 185lbs throne in his return to motion off the again of tonight’s win, Nassourdine Imavov confirmed he has sights mounted on this month’s UFC 312 important occasion title struggle between Dricus du Plessis, and his former opponent, Sean Strickland.
“I ask you the question, I ask you the question, 4 top 10, 2 top 5, 2 top 10, have only 1 name, 2 finishes, I think I still deserve the belt,” Nassourdine Imavov advised Paul Felder throughout his post-fight interview following his win at UFC Saudi Arabia. “I ask you the question again, do I deserve the belt or not? Which is, the record speaks for itself.”
And receiving reward from a number of stars within the combined martial arts neighborhood — most notably Imavov was lauded by unbeaten former undisputed light-weight kingpin, Nurmagomedov, who described the French-Russian star’s win as wow-worthy.
Khabib Nurmagomedov praises Nassourdine Imavov after UFC Saudi Arabia win
Now within the midst of a powerful run of 4 consecutive victories, Imavov added Adesanya to his spree of triumphs, so as to add to notable successes over the trio of Roman Dolidze, Jared Cannonier, and Brendan Allen.
