Caio Borralho maintained his perfect record in the UFC with a hard-fought decision victory over Makhmud Muradov at UFC 280. In a middleweight bout that was highlighted as the event’s Sleeper Scrap, both fighters ended up having significant periods of s…
Caio Borralho maintained his perfect record in the UFC with a hard-fought decision victory over Makhmud Muradov at UFC 280. In a middleweight bout that was highlighted as the event’s Sleeper Scrap, both fighters ended up having significant periods of success in the grappling department. Borralho’s diverse kicking game was on full display early until…
Welcome the MMA News’ Sleeper Scrap! The relentless schedule of the MMA world means that some fans often don’t have a full look at a fight card until days before the event, leaving the promoters to decide which bouts you should be paying the most atten…
Welcome the MMA News’ Sleeper Scrap! The relentless schedule of the MMA world means that some fans often don’t have a full look at a fight card until days before the event, leaving the promoters to decide which bouts you should be paying the most attention to. Everyone wants to tune in for main events…
Next up on the UFC 257 main card is a middleweight bout between Andrew Sanchez and Makhmud Muradov. Round 1: Sanchez goes for a body kick but it’s caught by Muradov. Muradov lands a nice leg kick and follows it up with a front kick to the body. A lot of feints from Sanchez but […]
Next up on the UFC 257 main card is a middleweight bout between Andrew Sanchez and Makhmud Muradov.
Round 1: Sanchez goes for a body kick but it’s caught by Muradov. Muradov lands a nice leg kick and follows it up with a front kick to the body. A lot of feints from Sanchez but he is yet to land anything as Muradov lands a leg kick. Muradov blocks a high kick before stuffing a takedown attempt from Sanchez. Muradov lands another big leg kick before catching Sanchez with a right hand. Both fighters are swinging a bit more as Muradov lands another leg kick. He momentarily clinches up with Sanchez before the fight returns to striking. Sanchez lands a right although it’s partially blocked. Sanchez catches Muradov with a right as Muradov attempts another leg kick. Muradov attempts a flying knee but it just misses. Muradov attempts a takedown but it’s defended as the round comes to an end.
Round 2: Sanchez clinches up Muradov but the latter separates with a head kick that is blocked. The fight is momentarily stopped due to a groin strike on Muradov. The fight resumes. After a striking exchange, Sanchez goes for a takedown. Muradov lands some elbows in response and defends the takedown but is clinched up against the fence. They eventually separate. Both fighters are now fighting in the pocket a lot more — especially Sanchez who seems to be showing a lot more confidence. Muradov lands a nice jab. He follows it with a big left and right hook. Sanchez just about dodges a huge head kick. Muradov lands a nice right and ends the round strong.
Round 3: Muradov lands a right and follows it up with another. Sanchez’s nose is starting to bleed now. Muradov lands another right partially and follows it up with an uppercut. He connects to the body now. Sanchez starts to find some success but Muradov lands a huge right that wobbles Sanchez. He goes for the kill as he unloads on Sanchez before the referee calls an end to the fight!
Official result: Makhmud Muradov defeats Andrew Sanchez via TKO (R3, ).
Makhmud Muradov is set to return to action. The sole mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter client of Floyd Mayweather takes on Karl Roberson in a middleweight matchup at UFC 249 on April 18 in Brooklyn, New York. “Mach” is undefeated in his UFC career so far with two wins out of two. His most recent […]
Makhmud Muradov is set to return to action.
The sole mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter client of Floyd Mayweather takes on Karl Roberson in a middleweight matchup at UFC 249 on April 18 in Brooklyn, New York.
“Mach” is undefeated in his UFC career so far with two wins out of two. His most recent victory was a knockout against Trevor Smith in December. Overall, the 30-year-old is on a 13-fight winning streak dating back to 2017.
Roberson, meanwhile, will be looking to make it three in a row. The American is coming off wins over Wellington Turman and Roman Kopylov.
UFC 249 will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson.
This is how the full UFC 249 card looks as of now:
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson (lightweight title fight)
Makhmud Muradov of Mayweather Promotions is set to get his chance in the UFC. The only mixed martial artist signed by Floyd Mayweather, Muradov will make his debut at UFC Copenhagen on September 28. He will be replacing the injured Peter Sabotta and fight Alessio Di Chirico in a short-notice middleweight bout. Muradov shared the […]
Makhmud Muradov of Mayweather Promotions is set to get his chance in the UFC.
The only mixed martial artist signed by Floyd Mayweather, Muradov will make his debut at UFC Copenhagen on September 28. He will be replacing the injured Peter Sabotta and fight Alessio Di Chirico in a short-notice middleweight bout.
“Alhamdulillah for everything that the Almighty gives me,” Muradov wrote according to a translated version. “Today I signed a contract with the strongest organization in the world @ufc I would like to thank my team of brothers for the work done @ adrian1mma @lusenbakos @first_mma_management Together we make the story of Alhamdulillah. I am the first Uzbek in the UFC. Thank you all very much for your support for your faith in me In Sha Allah together we go for another victory.”
Muradov is 22-6 and is unbeaten in his last 11 fights. The Uzbekistan native last competed at an Oktagon MMA event in July where he knocked out Wendell de Oliveira Marques in the second round.
Mayweather has hyped Muradov up as well. Last month, “Money” labeled him as the best MMA fighter in the world as he shared footage of some of his highlights:
UFC Copenhagen will be headlined by a middleweight encounter between Jack Hermansson and Jared Cannonier.
What do you think of Muradov? Are you excited to see him in action?