News Ismail Naurdiev re-signs with the UFC and is set to return against Bruno Silva at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi, Oct. 26

[BoxerMaurits]

I don't know why they would resign 'The Austrian Wonderboy’ tbh.
He's gone 4-3 on the regional circuit since leaving the UFC in 2020 and has suffered first-round losses in two of his last three fights.

Maybe the UFC matchmakers feel bad for Blindado after matching him against all those killers, especially considering he nearly lost his vision against Weidman:

 

[TITS]

I forgot all about the Austrian Wonderboy, was he losing to bums outside of the UFC? I thought he was in a lower weight class.

 

[Koala]

I forgot all about the Austrian Wonderboy, was he losing to bums outside of the UFC? I thought he was in a lower weight class.

He was a WW last time he fought in the UFC

 

[Deleted member 585708]

Mind boggling.

You don't even need to won fights to get UFC contracts these days?

 

[Ares Black]

That is a bizarre signing.

 

[TITS]

He was a WW last time he fought in the UFC

That's what I thought. I wonder if Silva is moving down to 170, or Ismail is moving up.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Austrian Wonderboy is such a weird fighter, he had that one fight where he dominated Prazeres who was on like a 7 fight UFC win streak and since then likes finding ways to lose.

 

[BoxerMaurits]

That's what I thought. I wonder if Silva is moving down to 170, or Ismail is moving up.

The fight will take place at Middleweight

 

[Doctor Grudge]

Mind boggling.

You don't even need to won fights to get UFC contracts these days?

I don't know if you ever did, as long as your a name. I remember Phil Baroni came back to the UFC randomly.

 

[Koala]

That's what I thought. I wonder if Silva is moving down to 170, or Ismail is moving up.

Nope, Naurdiev took a gimme fight vs another WW vet at 185 in Brave early this year
I thought he was retiring

 

[TITS]

The fight will take place at Middleweight

That is a ridiculously good card, hardly any manlets and no WMMA.
4 MW fights, 2 HW fights, 2 LHW, 2 WW, 1 LW, 2 FW, 1 BW.

 

[Thesnake101]

They pick this dude back up, who has been bumming it out against the better opponents he's faced since getting cut, but not someone like Tumenov who was campaigning to get signed and has been undefeated since his release? Ok then.

Austrian Wonderboy wins since Bruno is so washed his steroids can't do anything for him. Then I predict he'll lose his way out of the UFC again, probably by getting grappled though he's not above getting stopped with strikes nowadays.

Austrian Wonderboy is such a weird fighter, he had that one fight where he dominated Prazeres who was on like a 7 fight UFC win streak and since then likes finding ways to lose.

He got lucky catching Michel on the doorstep of a slide due to age, on top of the fact that the size difference was massive. Results since then have just exposed that he's a middling striker in the best of days.

 

[sonhow]

I wont lie, I have memory of this guy. I just saw the name Ismael so I voted him.

 

[The_Renaissance]

I noticed this on wiki yday and had the exact same feelings - why?! Guy is 1-2 in his last three according to Tapology and is on a win streak of 1 fight, not to mention he's barely fought in the 4yrs since he was cut in the first place. Exrtemely weird signing. Hopefully Blindado wins.

 

[BoxerMaurits]

That is a ridiculously good card, hardly any manlets and no WMMA.
4 MW fights, 2 HW fights, 2 LHW, 2 WW, 1 LW, 2 FW, 1 BW.

Jup, gonna be a good one

 

[Ares Black]

I don't know if you ever did, as long as your a name. I remember Phil Baroni came back to the UFC randomly.

Sure, but Ismael Naurdiev is definitely not a name. Re-signing him after he went 4-3 outside of the UFC is very weird.

 

[CatchtheseHands]

They trying to give Silva a freebie? lol

 

[BjPenn2017]

Tbf they should’ve never cut him in the first place, think he KO’s Bruno as well

 

[EndlessCritic]

Austrian Wonderboy is such a weird fighter, he had that one fight where he dominated Prazeres who was on like a 7 fight UFC win streak and since then likes finding ways to lose.

That fight hurt to watch.

Prazeres took Naurdiev down all three rounds, and then Naurdiev reversed him the almost exact same way every time Prazeres tried to mount.

What a way to end his win streak -- and then they feed him to Shavkat.

 

[Feniamin]

Tbf they should’ve never cut him in the first place, think he KO’s Bruno as well

I guess he claimed that he wasn’t cut jut left to gain more experience.