Israel Adesanya headlines UFC Saudi Arabia vs. Nassourdine Imavov

[Chayanne]

• Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov
• Shara Magomedov vs. Michael Page
• Sergei Pavlovich vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
• Ikram Aliskerov vs. Andre Muniz
• Said Nurmagomedov vs. Vinicius Oliveira
• Damir Hadzovic vs. Terrance McKinney
• Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady vs. Jordan Leavitt
• Lucas Alexander vs. Bogdan Grad
• Muhammad Naimov vs. Kaan Ofli
• Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Jamal Pogues
• Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
• Shamil Gaziev vs. Thomas Petersen

 

[swizztony]

Better than most ppvs, Saudi fight nights r insane

 

[Ladder Master]

Looks good for a Fox card.

 

[Xoleth]

Isn't that old news?

 

[tritestill]

Whatever Yo

 

[legedema]

guess they are thinking Imavov is an easy way for Izzy to get back on track but imo Imavov will retire Izzy

 

[Eric Silva 2.0]

• Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov
• Shara Magomedov vs. Michael Page
• Sergei Pavlovich vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
• Ikram Aliskerov vs. Andre Muniz
• Said Nurmagomedov vs. Vinicius Oliveira
• Damir Hadzovic vs. Terrance McKinney
• Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady vs. Jordan Leavitt
• Lucas Alexander vs. Bogdan Grad
• Muhammad Naimov vs. Kaan Ofli
• Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Jamal Pogues
• Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
• Shamil Gaziev vs. Thomas Petersen

Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady vs Jordan Leavitt

If Jordan wins, I wonder how the Saudi Arabia crowd responds to a man twerking.

 

[IneedSometop]

guess they are thinking Imavov is an easy way for Izzy to get back on track but imo Imavov will retire Izzy

See I thought the opposite...to me it felt like this is the UFC saying they are out of the Izzy business and are going to use him to push someone Imavov...they could have easily given him cannonier if they wanted him to get back on track against a reputable opponent

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

See I thought the opposite...to me it felt like this is the UFC saying they are out of the Izzy business and are going to use him to push someone Imavov...they could have easily given him cannonier if they wanted him to get back on track against a reputable opponent

Fuck no we saw the Cannonier fight once, no need to run that boring shit back.

Izzy Imavov was floated for Saudi, but I wasn't sure at first since the Aussie card was just around the corner. Now that Strickland DDP 2 is confirmed, and the reason they are fighting in Australia is that there isn't a matchup for Izzy at MW that's PPV worthy. They aren't entirely out of the Izzy business, but they're definitely done catering to him, he's on a similar path as later UFC career Anderson.

Was hoping to see Izzy vs Caio but I'll take this stacked free card without complaints.

 

[Domitian]

They got a WMMA fight on there?

 

[IneedSometop]

Fuck no we saw the Cannonier fight once, no need to run that boring shit back.

Izzy Imavov was floated for Saudi, but I wasn't sure at first since the Aussie card was just around the corner. Now that Strickland DDP 2 is confirmed, and the reason they are fighting in Australia is that there isn't a matchup for Izzy at MW that's PPV worthy. They aren't entirely out of the Izzy business, but they're definitely done catering to him, he's on a similar path as later UFC career Anderson.

Was hoping to see Izzy vs Caio but I'll take this stacked free card without complaints.

don't get me wrong I agree...no one wants to see Izzy vs Cannonier again but in context of the post I replied too I don't think they see Imavov as a gimmie for Izzy. Think you're right about them no longer catering to Izzy anymore. He's going to have to fight some of these younger dudes now. Hopefully we hear some fight news about Caio soon. Could see him getting Whittaker depending on how long he'll be out or maybe if he has to fight backward Fluffy Hernandez

 

[Neck&Neck]

Meh

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

don't get me wrong I agree...no one wants to see Izzy vs Cannonier again but in context of the post I replied too I don't think they see Imavov as a gimmie for Izzy. Think you're right about them no longer catering to Izzy anymore. He's going to have to fight some of these younger dudes now. Hopefully we hear some fight news about Caio soon. Could see him getting Whittaker depending on how long he'll be out or maybe if he has to fight backward Fluffy Hernandez

I think Caio is getting the winner of Imavov Izzy to decide the next #1 after Khamzat, if he's capable of fighting for the belt. They already have Imavov Strickland 2 as a story.
Fluffy will probably get the loser of the fight I imagine? Or Costa?

I agree, Imavov is not a gimme fight by any means. He's big for the weight class, but has Mousasi syndrome where he seems to not give a shit half the time (don't attack me Moose Men) which leads to some boring fights. Izzy fights to the level of his opponents so this has potential to be a stinker that goes to a close decision, but if they let loose with their hands it could be a fun scrap. I guess it depends on if we get a low confidence passive Izzy or killer contender Izzy back, I'm leaning more towards passive.