Former Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya’s bad luck in the Octagon continues, as he lost to Nassourdine Imavov via TKO today in the main event of UFC Saudi Arabia.
Adesanya was disappointed, as he thought it was an early stoppage. This was Adesanya’s 3rd straight loss. You can watch the finish below:
In the post-fight interview, Imavov said he wants to fight for the Middleweight Title next. Adesanya wasn’t interviewed, but he showed respect to Imavov and the crowd.
In the co-main event Shara Bullet’s undefeated streak came to an end.
Below are the results from the main card:
– Farès Ziam def. Mike Davis via Decision (unanimous) in their 3-round Lightweight (155 lbs) bout
– Vinicius Oliveira def. Said Nurmagomedov via Decision (unanimous) in their 3-round Bantamweight (135 lbs) bout
– Sergei Pavlovich def. Jairzinho Rozenstruik via Decision (unanimous) in their 3-round Heavyweight (265 lbs) bout
– Michael “Venom” Page def. Sharabutdin “Bullet” Magomedov via Decision (unanimous) in their 3-round Middleweight (185 lbs) bout to end Shara’s undefeated run
– Nassourdine Imavov def. Israel Adesanya via TKO (punches) in Round 2 of their Middleweight (185 lbs) bout
