UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov
| UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 1, 2025 | |||
| Venue | anb Arena | |||
| City | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov (also known as UFC Fight Night 250 and UFC on ESPN+ 108) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 1, 2025, at the anb Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[1][2]
Background
[edit]The event marked the promotion's second visit to Riyadh and first since UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov in June 2024.[1]
A middleweight bout between former two-time UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya and Nassourdine Imavov headlined this event.[3]
A middleweight bout between Ikram Aliskerov and André Muniz was expected to take place at the event.[4] The pair was originally scheduled to compete at UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira in June 2024, but Muniz withdrew from the bout after he suffered a foot fracture.[5] In turn, the bout was cancelled once again and was rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 257 as Muniz and his team had visa issues.[6][7]
A lightweight bout between Jordan Leavitt and Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady was scheduled for this event.[8] However, Leavitt withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Bolaji Oki.[9] In turn, one week prior to the event, Oki withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons, so the bout was subsequently cancelled.[10]
A lightweight rematch between former KSW Lightweight and Featherweight Champion Mateusz Gamrot and Rafael Fiziev was reportedly linked to this event.[11] They previously headlined UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot in September 2023, where Gamrot won due to an injury.[12] However, the bout was never officially scheduled for the card.[13]
At the weigh-ins, Lucas Alexander weighed in at 148.5 pounds, two and a half pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight with Alexander forfeiting 30% of his purse which went to his opponent Bogdan Grad.[14]
Results
[edit]| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Nassourdine Imavov | def. | Israel Adesanya | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:30 | |
| Middleweight | Michael Page | def. | Sharabutdin Magomedov | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Sergei Pavlovich | def. | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Vinicius Oliveira | def. | Said Nurmagomedov | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Farès Ziam | def. | Mike Davis | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Muhammad Naimov | def. | Kaan Ofli | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Shamil Gaziev | def. | Thomas Petersen | TKO (punch) | 1 | 3:12 | |
| Lightweight | Terrance McKinney | def. | Damir Hadžović | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:01 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Jasmine Jasudavicius | def. | Mayra Bueno Silva | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (148.5 lb) | Bogdan Grad | def. | Lucas Alexander | TKO (elbows and punches) | 2 | 4:22 | |
| Heavyweight | Hamdy Abdelwahab | def. | Jamal Pogues | Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards
[edit]The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[16]
- Fight of the Night: Vinicius Oliveira vs. Said Nurmagomedov
- Performance of the Night: Nassourdine Imavov and Bogdan Grad
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Staff (2024-09-12). "A professional slap-fighting contest heads to Riyadh Season". saudimoments.com. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-11-16). "UFC announces 2025 schedule including slew of new events". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ Samuel Chimezie Isaiah (2024-11-21). "Adesanya vs. Imavov headlines UFC Riyadh event". gov.ng. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ Staff (2024-10-25). "Ikram Aliskerov vs. Andre Munis in February in Saudi Arabia". mma.bg. Retrieved 2024-10-27. (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2024-05-30). "Andre Muniz injured, out of UFC Vegas 93 fight with Ikram Aliskerov". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ Nolan King (2025-01-26). "UFC Fight Night 250 loses main card fight over passport issues". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ Marina Magomedova (2025-02-02). "UFC Middleweight Aliskerov: I Have a Fight with Muniz on April 26". telecomasia.net. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ Damon Martin (2024-12-23). "UFC Saudi Arabia full fight card revealed with Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov in main event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ Nolan King and Farah Hannoun (2025-01-10). "Bolaji Oki replaces Jordan Leavitt at UFC Saudi Arabia vs. Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ Nolan King (2025-01-27). "UFC Saudi Arabia loses another fight days prior to event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ Alexander Behunin (2024-12-12). "Report: Mateusz Gamrot and Rafael Fiziev run it back at UFC Saudi Arabia in 2025". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ Jay Anderson (2023-09-23). "Rafael Fiziev knee injury ends UFC Vegas 79 main event early, Mateusz Gamrot awarded TKO victory". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ Brian Mazique (2025-01-24). "UFC legend and future hall-of-famer has signed with new promotion". forbes.com. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ^ Staff (2025-01-31). "UFC Fight Night 250 weigh-in results: Adesanya vs. Imavov card official with one miss on prelims". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ Dan Hiergesell (2025-02-01). "Bonuses! Nassourdine Imavov leads $50K winners after stopping 'Last Stylebender' - UFC Saudi Arabia". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
