The Octagon returned to Riyadh for at this time’s UFC Saudi Arabia occasion, an 11-bout battle card headlined by Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov.
The extremely anticipated middleweight foremost occasion resulted in a second-round TKO victory for ‘The Sniper’. After a back-and-forth opening spherical, Imavov was in a position to drop Adesanya with an enormous uppercut within the early levels of the second spherical. Nassourdine instantly pounced on Izzy with floor and pound, which pressured the referee to step in and wave off the competition.
UFC Saudi Arabia was co-headlined by a middleweight bout between Michael Web page and Shara Magomedov. The competition proved to be a return to glory for ‘Venum’, who outclassed ‘Shara Bullet’ within the hanging division at hand him his first profession loss by the use of unanimous resolution.
Following the conclusion of at this time’s occasion, UFC officers introduced on the post-fight press convention that 4 fighters could be taking residence efficiency bonuses.
Efficiency of the evening: Nassourdine Imavov earned an additional $50k for his second-round TKO victory over Israel Adesanya in at this time’s UFC Saudi Arabia foremost occasion (see that right here).
Efficiency of the evening: Bogdan Grad pocketed an additional $50k for his second-round TKO victory over Lucas Alexander.
Efficiency of the evening: Terrance McKinny earned an additional $50k for his first-round destruction of Damir Hadzovic (see that right here).
Efficiency of the evening: Shamil Gaziev pocketed an additional $50k for his knockout victory over Thomas Petersen.
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