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UFC Fight Night Results & Highlights: Nassourdine Imavov TKOs Israel Adesanya

The latest UFC Fight Night took place Saturday in Saudi Arabia, and MMA News has you covered with all of the action! After a pay-per-view inside Inglewood’s Intuit Dome  — and before focus turns to the UFC’s second numbered event of the year in Sydney, Australia — the MMA leader staged its sophomore event in Riyadh […]

The latest UFC Fight Night took place Saturday in Saudi Arabia, and MMA News has you covered with all of the action!

After a pay-per-view inside Inglewood’s Intuit Dome  — and before focus turns to the UFC’s second numbered event of the year in Sydney, Australia — the MMA leader staged its sophomore event in Riyadh after arriving there last summer.

Robert Whittaker took headlining honors for the UFC’s debut card in Saudi Arabia, and this time a familiar face of his made the walk last. Off the back of consecutive defeats to Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis, former two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya was back in non-title, non PPV competition.

“The Last Stylebender” failed to avoid a third straight loss at UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia, with rising Frenchman Nassourdine Imavov landing a thunderous knockout inside the anb Arena on Feb. 1.

Before they shared the cage, welterweight contender Michael “Venom” Page moved up for a one-off middleweight scrap with fellow striking specialist Shara Magomedov. The Brit returned to winning ways, taking the Dagestani’s 0 on the scorecards.

Setting the stage for the headliners were a number of notable names, including heavyweight powerhouse Sergei Pavlovich, bantamweight entertainer Vinicius Oliveira, and ranked flyweight Jasmine Jasudavicius.

With the event concluded, see below for the full results, followed by all the highlights.

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov Results & Highlights

Main Card:

  • Middleweight Main Event: Nassourdine Imavov def. Israel Adesanya via TKO (punches): R2, 0:30
  • Middleweight Co-Main Event: Michael Page def. Sharabutdin Magomedov via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
  • Heavyweight: Sergei Pavlovich def. Jairzinho Rozenstruik via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
  • Bantamweight: Vinicius Oliveira def. Said Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Lightweight: Farès Ziam def. Mike Davis via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Preliminary Card:

  • Featherweight: Muhammad Naimov def. Kaan Ofli via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
  • Heavyweight: Shamil Gaziev def. Thomas Petersen via KO (punch): R1, 3:12
  • Lightweight: Terrance McKinney def. Damir Hadžovi? via TKO (punches): R1, 2:01
  • Women’s Flyweight: Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Mayra Bueno Silva via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
  • Featherweight: Bogdan Grad def. Lucas Alexander via TKO (punches): R2, 4:22
  • Heavyweight: Hamdy Abdelwahab def. Jamal Pogues via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)

Hamdy Abdelwahab Def. Jamal Pogues

Bogdan Grad Def. Lucas Alexander

Jasmine Jasudavicius Def. Mayra Bueno Silva

Terrance McKinney Def. Damir Hadžovi?

Shamil Gaziev def. Thomas Petersen

Muhammad Naimov Def. Kaan Ofli

Farès Ziam Def. Mike Davis

Vinicius Oliveira Def. Said Nurmagomedov

Sergei Pavlovich Def. Jairzinho Rozenstruik

Michael Page Def. Sharabutdin Magomedov

Nassourdine Imavov Def. Israel Adesanya

UFC Fight Night: Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov Weigh-In Results

UFC Fight Night: Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov takes place on Saturday, and MMA News is here to bring you the official weigh-in results! Before heading to Australia to stage its second pay-per-view of 2025 next weekend, the mixed martial arts leader has Fight Night business to attend to in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The main event […]

UFC Fight Night: Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov takes place on Saturday, and MMA News is here to bring you the official weigh-in results!

Before heading to Australia to stage its second pay-per-view of 2025 next weekend, the mixed martial arts leader has Fight Night business to attend to in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The main event presents an opportunity for Israel Adesanya to return to winning ways following consecutive defeats to Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis. To avoid a three-fight skid in his return to non-title bouts, the Nigerian-New Zealander must stall the rise of Nassourdine Imavov.

Before that, welterweight contender Michael “Venom” Page will move up for a one-off middleweight scrap with Shara Magomedov. With the in-form Dagestani showing his striking prowess since joining the UFC, Saturday’s co-main event promises to be an entertaining stand-up battle.

Elsewhere, the likes of Sergei Pavlovich, Vinicius Oliveira, and Jasmine Jasudavicius will all be in action.

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov Weigh-In Results

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov takes place on Saturday, February 1, at the anb Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The main card begins at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT, with the preliminary card starting at 9 a.m. ET/6 a.m. PT.

Check out the full weigh-in results below.

Main Card:

  • Middleweight: Israel Adesanya (185lbs) vs. Nassourdine Imavov (185lbs)
  • Middleweight: Sharabutdin Magomedov (185lbs) vs. Michael Page (185.5lbs)
  • Heavyweight: Sergei Pavlovich (249lbs) vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (252lbs)
  • Bantamweight: Said Nurmagomedov (135.5lbs) vs. Vinicius Oliveira (135lbs)
  • Lightweight: Mike Davis (156lbs) vs. Farès Ziam (155.5lbs)

Preliminary Card:

  • Featherweight: Muhammad Naimov (145.5lbs) vs. Kaan Ofli (145lbs)
  • Heavyweight: Shamil Gaziev (260lbs) vs. Thomas Petersen (263lbs)
  • Lightweight: Damir Hadžovi? (155.5lbs) vs. Terrance McKinney (156lbs)
  • Women’s Flyweight: Jasmine Jasudavicius (125lbs) vs. Mayra Bueno Silva (126lbs)
  • Featherweight: Lucas Alexander (148.5lbs)* vs. Bogdan Grad (145.5lbs)
  • Heavyweight: Hamdy Abdelwahab (260lbs) vs. Jamal Pogues (264lbs)

*Lucas Alexander missed the featherweight limit by 2.5 pounds, forfeits 30 percent of his purse to Bogdan Grad

Michael ‘Venom’ Page Rejects Underdog Label Ahead of Shara Magomedov Fight: “People Underestimate Me”

Michael 'Venom' Page Rejects Underdog Label Ahead of Shara Magomedov Fight: “People Underestimate Me”Despite what the bookmakers say, Michael ‘Venom’ Page doesn’t see himself as an underdog against undefeated Russian sensation Shara…

Michael 'Venom' Page Rejects Underdog Label Ahead of Shara Magomedov Fight: “People Underestimate Me”

Despite what the bookmakers say, Michael ‘Venom’ Page doesn’t see himself as an underdog against undefeated Russian sensation Shara Magomedov.

Emanating from ANB Arena in Riyadh, the UFC will return to Saudi Arabia with a loaded Fight Night card headlined by the return of former two-time middleweight titleholder Israel Adesanya. The Last Stylebender’ will meet rising contender Nassourdine Imavov in the evening’s headliner while Michael Page will have his hands full against Shara ‘Bullet’ in the co-main event.

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As it stands, ‘Venom’ is listed as a +150 underdog while the 15-0 Magomedov is favored to come out on top at -175. However, none of that means anything to Page who believes styles make fights and nobody has a style quite like his.

“I think coming into the UFC, there’s a lot of question marks still,” Page said in an interview via PokerScout.com. “People still underestimated my abilities. But now that I’ve got there, I’ve gone there now, and I obviously had a couple of fights, but in those couple of fights, people have seen my ability now. I don’t see myself as the underdog in this one at all. I want to challenge myself against him and kind of see how my style fits and matches. So it’s just pure excitement.”

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‘Venom’ seeks a second win UFC win against the unbeaten ‘Bullet’

Thus far, Page is 1-1 in his UFC run. He scored a unanimous decision win in his promotional debut against Kevin Holland before suffering his first loss inside the Octagon against Ian Machado Garry at UFC 303.

Meanwhile, Magomedov has dispatched his first four UFC opponents, the most recent coming against Arman Petrosyan when he scored an absolutely insane double spinning back fist knockout against the Armenian.

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Michael ‘Venom’ Page Predicts Shara Magomedov Will Shoot for a Takedown After Getting Dominated on the Feet

Michael 'Venom' Page Predicts Shara Magomedov Will Shoot for a Takedown After Getting Dominated on the FeetIt won’t be long before Shara Magomedov goes for a takedown in his co-main event clash with Michael Page…

Michael 'Venom' Page Predicts Shara Magomedov Will Shoot for a Takedown After Getting Dominated on the Feet

It won’t be long before Shara Magomedov goes for a takedown in his co-main event clash with Michael Page in Saudi Arabia.

That’s the mentality ‘Venom’ is taking into the Octagon this Saturday when the UFC returns to Saudi Arabia with a stacked Fight Night card emanating from the ANB Arena in Riyadh. Page will be looking to break into the middleweight division’s top 15 when he takes on undefeated Russian knockout artist Shara Magomedov, currently the No. 14 ranked contender at 185.

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With both fighters possessing their own unique style of striking, fans should be in for a real treat. Just don’t expect the entire fight to take place on the feet.

During an interview with Inside Fighting ahead of his return to the Octagon, ‘Venom’ believes that he’ll be able to frustrate ‘Bullet’ enough on the feet, prompting him to switch things up and start shooting for takedowns.

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“I think it’s two strikers going at it. Like I said, I’ve been wrong many times, including against Ian Garry, where, again, you’d think that somebody with that level of striking talent would just stay in that realm,” Page said.

“But yeah, I think Shara will maybe do something similar if things are not going his way. Or, when things don’t go his way and I’m in there, and I’m frustrating him, I’m confusing him, you know — I’m landing shots, he’s missing shots — he may decide to go a different route.”

‘Venom’ seeks his second UFC win against the unbeaten ‘Bullet’

Page will look to land his second career win inside the Octagon. He previously earned a unanimous decision W over Kevin Holland in his promotional debut before coming up short against Ian Machado Garry at UFC 303 in June.

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Meanwhile, Shara Magomedov made his fifth promotional appearance boasting a 15-0 record, four of those wins coming under the UFC banner. His most recent outing saw him deliver a sensational double-spinning back fist knockout against Arman Petrosyan in Abu Dhabi.

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