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It appears that Zubaira Tukhugov, the fighter who attacked Conor McGregor inside the Octagon at UFC 229, may have been released from the promotion. On Tuesday, the UFC Roster Watch bot account on Twitter noted that Tukhugov, a teammate of Khabib Nurmag…
It appears that Zubaira Tukhugov, the fighter who attacked Conor McGregor inside the Octagon at UFC 229, may have been released from the promotion. On Tuesday, the UFC Roster Watch bot account on Twitter noted that Tukhugov, a teammate of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev, has been removed from the fan rankings pool. While this…
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UFC 280 has lost a second bout. The featherweight showdown between Zubaira Tukhugov vs Lucas Almeida has been pulled from the Abu Dhabi card due to weight issues. Before the official weigh-ins event, weight issues were already known, and this fight between a Brazilian and a Russian had been canceled before either hit the scales. […]
UFC 280 has lost a second bout. The featherweight showdown between Zubaira Tukhugov vs Lucas Almeida has been pulled from the Abu Dhabi card due to weight issues.
Before the official weigh-ins event, weight issues were already known, and this fight between a Brazilian and a Russian had been canceled before either hit the scales.
Aaron Bronster, of TSN, reported on Twitter:
“Looks like that’s a wrap. All fighters on weight with the exception of Katlyn Chookagian (127.5 lbs.) and the bout between Zubaira Tukhugov and Lucas Almeida has been cancelled due to weight cutting complications on the Tukhugov side.”
‘The Warrior’ Tukhugov is a training partner of Islam Makhachev who will be competing in the UFC 280 main event. Makhachev had no issue making weight. No other details are known regarding the weight cut other than that there were problems with ‘weight management’ on the side of Tukhugov.
This is Tukhugov’s second consecutive UFC fight to be canceled. In August, ‘The Warrior’ was forced to pull out of a fight against Nate Landwehr due to visa issues.
The Russian-born athlete first began competing in the UFC in 2014. Since then, he has earned a record of 5-2-1.
Brazil’s Lucas Almeida is 14-1 overall in MMA. He was a competitor in Jungle Fight and Dana White‘s Contender Series previous to his UFC 280 booking.
Earlier ahead of the cancellation, Almeida said on Instagram that fighting in Abu Dhabi at UFC 280 was a dream of his. He said:
“It was a very crazy dream that became a goal, I focused 100 percent on what I wanted, I often thought about giving up, to stop, but God gave me the word that I was going to succeed, I believed, and worked hard for it.”
MMA News has you covered with this week’s UFC matchmaking bulletin, featuring fights for middleweight prospect Brendan Allen, lightweight up-and-comer Mason Jones, and entertaining middleweight Anthony Hernandez. With UFC cards bein…
MMA News has you covered with this week’s UFC matchmaking bulletin, featuring fights for middleweight prospect Brendan Allen, lightweight up-and-comer Mason Jones, and entertaining middleweight Anthony Hernandez. With UFC cards being held most weekends, Mick Maynard and Sean Shelby have their matchmaking work cut out if they’re to fill them, meaning new bouts are confirmed each and every week….
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Opening up the UFC 253 main card is a featherweight encounter between Hakeem Dawodu and Zubaira Tukhugov. Round 1: Dawodu is aggressive off the bat. A bit of a feeling out process follows before Dawodu lands a leg kick. Tukhugov is feinting and finally lands a left hook. They start to swing a lot more […]
Opening up the UFC 253 main card is a featherweight encounter between Hakeem Dawodu and Zubaira Tukhugov.
Round 1: Dawodu is aggressive off the bat. A bit of a feeling out process follows before Dawodu lands a leg kick. Tukhugov is feinting and finally lands a left hook. They start to swing a lot more but both fighters show good head movement to evade each other’s strikes. Dawodu lands another leg kick and follows it up with a jab that partially lands. Tukhugov responds with a right hook that partially lands as Dawodu was getting out of the way. Dawodu lands a nice body shot. Not a lot of action in that round.
Round 2: Dawodu misses a leg kick. Both fighters look more aggressive in the second round. Tukhugov starts to find more success as he lands some rights and an uppercut. Dawodu lands a right of his own. Both fighters are standing in the center. Tukhugov lands another solid right. Dawodu lands an overhand right but Tukhugov responds with two quick strikes. Dawodu lands a body shot. They start to swing more before Tukhugov attempts a takedown. Dawodu defends well and they return to striking. Tukhugov goes for another takedown attempt and lands it this time. He lands some strikes and ends the round on top.
Round 3: Dawodu lands a leg kick. Not a lot of action to start this round as the referee urges both fighters to do more. Dawodu lands a body kick. Tukhugov aggressively goes for a takedown but Dawodu defends. Tukhugov is persistent but he sprawls and defends again. He lands a huge left hook on Tukhugov soon after. Tukhugov goes for another takedown attempt and has Dawodu up against the fence. Dawodu continues to defend well but Tukhugov switches to his back only for Dawodu to somehow escape! Dawodu lands a body shot and follows it up with a right hand. He starts to mock Tukhugov more and urges him to fight. Tukhugov just backs up for the rest of the fight.
Official result: Hakeem Dawodu defeats Zubaira Tukhugov via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 28-29)
Artem Lobov still wants to get his hands on Zubaira Tukhugov. There is no love lost between Lobov and Tukhugov. The two have been trading barbs since the beef between SBG Ireland and Team Khabib began. Tukhugov trains with Nurmagomedov and had issues w…
Artem Lobov still wants to get his hands on Zubaira Tukhugov. There is no love lost between Lobov and Tukhugov. The two have been trading barbs since the beef between SBG Ireland and Team Khabib began. Tukhugov trains with Nurmagomedov and had issues with McGregor and Lobov in the buildup to UFC 229 back in […]
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Artem Lobov and Zubaira Tukhugov were set to fight at UFC Moncton last fall. Yet, after the UFC 229 post-fight melee, which Tuhkhugov was involved in, the fight was scrapped. Then, Lobov asked for his release and has since been fighting in Bare Knuckle…
Artem Lobov and Zubaira Tukhugov were set to fight at UFC Moncton last fall. Yet, after the UFC 229 post-fight melee, which Tuhkhugov was involved in, the fight was scrapped. Then, Lobov asked for his release and has since been fighting in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. However, he wants to return to the UFC on […]
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