Alex Pereira slams ‘fake record’ Abus Magomedov following lackluster performance against Sean Strickland

Alex PereiraFormer UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira unloaded on Abus Magomedov following his lopsided loss to Sean Strickland on Saturday night. Magomedov found himself in a very favorable position, scoring a main event matchup with a top-ten-ranked contender in just his second fight with his promotion. Unfortunately, Magomedov was unable to capitalize on the moment and […]

Alex Pereira

Former UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira unloaded on Abus Magomedov following his lopsided loss to Sean Strickland on Saturday night.

Magomedov found himself in a very favorable position, scoring a main event matchup with a top-ten-ranked contender in just his second fight with his promotion. Unfortunately, Magomedov was unable to capitalize on the moment and was downright outmatched by ‘Tarzan’ who managed to put the Dagestani standout away in less than two rounds. Following the decisive result, Alex Pereira took to his YouTube channel and vented his frustration over the amateur-esque performance that Magomedov delivered in his sophomore appearance.

“Abus started strong and Strickland was leading with his pressure and was growing at the end of the first round and in the second round, this guy (Abus) was dead. Dead,” Pereira said. 

Abus Magomedov Fired the First Shot, But Alex Pereira Delivered the Knockout Blow

There is certainly no love lost between Alex Pereira and Abus Magomedov. Following his successful UFC debut, Magomedov suggested that he could defeat both Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira on the same night. This led to Pereira doing some research on the surging standout and quickly called into question Magomedov’s seemingly-manufactured record.

“All of you watched the fight. A guy who, I will repeat, has a fake record, he has a lot of fights but against who? If you watched the fight, you see this guy was turning his back to the referee, showing to everybody, as well to the referee, that he didn’t want to fight anymore. It was very difficult for him,” Pereira concluded.

Magomedov fell to 1-1 in the UFC and 25-5-1 overall following his lackluster performance at UFC Vegas 76.

After handing the middleweight title back to Israel Adesanya at UFC 287, Alex Pereira will make his light heavyweight debut on July 29 when the promotion heads back to Salt Lake City for UFC 291. Poatan’ will square off against former 205-pound king Jan Blachowicz in the co-main event of the evening. The winner will likely secure themselves a title opportunity in the near future.

Alex Pereira slams ‘fake record’ Abus Magomedov following lackluster performance against Sean Strickland

Alex PereiraFormer UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira unloaded on Abus Magomedov following his lopsided loss to Sean Strickland on Saturday night. Magomedov found himself in a very favorable position, scoring a main event matchup with a top-ten-ranked contender in just his second fight with his promotion. Unfortunately, Magomedov was unable to capitalize on the moment and […]

Alex Pereira

Former UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira unloaded on Abus Magomedov following his lopsided loss to Sean Strickland on Saturday night.

Magomedov found himself in a very favorable position, scoring a main event matchup with a top-ten-ranked contender in just his second fight with his promotion. Unfortunately, Magomedov was unable to capitalize on the moment and was downright outmatched by ‘Tarzan’ who managed to put the Dagestani standout away in less than two rounds. Following the decisive result, Alex Pereira took to his YouTube channel and vented his frustration over the amateur-esque performance that Magomedov delivered in his sophomore appearance.

“Abus started strong and Strickland was leading with his pressure and was growing at the end of the first round and in the second round, this guy (Abus) was dead. Dead,” Pereira said. 

Abus Magomedov Fired the First Shot, But Alex Pereira Delivered the Knockout Blow

There is certainly no love lost between Alex Pereira and Abus Magomedov. Following his successful UFC debut, Magomedov suggested that he could defeat both Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira on the same night. This led to Pereira doing some research on the surging standout and quickly called into question Magomedov’s seemingly-manufactured record.

“All of you watched the fight. A guy who, I will repeat, has a fake record, he has a lot of fights but against who? If you watched the fight, you see this guy was turning his back to the referee, showing to everybody, as well to the referee, that he didn’t want to fight anymore. It was very difficult for him,” Pereira concluded.

Magomedov fell to 1-1 in the UFC and 25-5-1 overall following his lackluster performance at UFC Vegas 76.

After handing the middleweight title back to Israel Adesanya at UFC 287, Alex Pereira will make his light heavyweight debut on July 29 when the promotion heads back to Salt Lake City for UFC 291. Poatan’ will square off against former 205-pound king Jan Blachowicz in the co-main event of the evening. The winner will likely secure themselves a title opportunity in the near future.

Abus Magomedov reveals plot to ‘smash’ Israel Adesanya following explosive UFC Paris victory

Abus MagomedovOff the back of his spectacular 19-second front kick and strikes knockout win over Dustin Stoltzfus at UFC Fight Night Paris last weekend, German promotional newcomer, Abus Magomedov has claimed he and his team have a plan in place to “smash” middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya already.  Magomedov, who improved to 25-4-1 as a professional last […]

Abus Magomedov

Off the back of his spectacular 19-second front kick and strikes knockout win over Dustin Stoltzfus at UFC Fight Night Paris last weekend, German promotional newcomer, Abus Magomedov has claimed he and his team have a plan in place to “smash” middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya already. 

Magomedov, who improved to 25-4-1 as a professional last weekend in his quickfire knockout win over the aforenoted, Stoltzfus – grabbed the Philadelphia native’s attention with a massive front kick in the opening exchange of their UFC Paris matchup before storming forward – landing a series of strikes and securing a breathtaking 19-second knockout win. 

Abus Magomedov previews a future fight with Israel Adesanya

Speaking with assembled media following his UFC Paris win, Abus Magomedov, a prior contender under the PFL and KSW banner, previewed a potential future fight against current middleweight titleholder, Adesanya – explaining how he and his coaches have a plan in place already, on how to topple the champion.

“I will wrestle him,” Abus Magomedov said of a potential fight with Israel Adesanya. “I will smash him in wrestling, yeah. If he wants to stand up, I can also fight in the stand-up. It’s not (something) I’m afraid of, a stand-up fight. But you have to be smart and know how to smash this guy.” 

While Magomedov retains one eye on a future matchup with Adesanya, the City Kickboxing native is touted to have his proverbial hands full with former kickboxing rival, Alex Pereira in November – as the two headline UFC 281 in a Madison Square Garden title showdown. 

The Nigerian-Kiwi has scored an impressive five successful defenses of his middleweight crown against Yoel Romero, Paulo Costa, Marvin Vettori, Robert Whittaker, and Jared Cannonier. And has been called to tackle the likes of Khamzat Chimaev, and Andre Muniz in the future in the form of fresh competition atop the middleweight standings.

Abus Magomedov flattens Dustin Stoltzfus with brutal 19-second KO win – UFC Paris Highlights

Abus MagomedovLanding one of the most impressive victories of the night so far, Abus Magomedov certainly turned in a performance to remember in his featured preliminary bout fight with Dustin Stoltzfus — flattening the Lancaster native with a timely first round knockout in just 18-seconds at UFC Paris at the Accor Arena. Magomedov, 32, making his […]

Abus Magomedov

Landing one of the most impressive victories of the night so far, Abus Magomedov certainly turned in a performance to remember in his featured preliminary bout fight with Dustin Stoltzfus — flattening the Lancaster native with a timely first round knockout in just 18-seconds at UFC Paris at the Accor Arena.

Magomedov, 32, making his Octagon debut following a prior victory under the Polish banner, KSW — got off to a blistering start in his UFC tenure, striking with a massive front kick in the opening exchanges, notably wobbling Stoltzfus, and sending him retreating.

Following up a series of strikes, the German-born finisher notched his Octagon victory on his debut with a flurry at the fence, turning in professional win number 25 in the process.

Below, catch the highlights from Abus Magomedov’s quick KO win over Dustin Stoltzfus