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Huge win in native Paris
Imavov defeated Brendan Allen via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Paris.
ANALYSIS
It's another huge victory for Imavov in a key spot. He went about it in unconventional fashion. Nassourdine gave up an immediate takedown and spent all of Round 1 on his back. What looked like an easy night at the office for Allen turned into anything but. Imavov responded by stuffing all nine of Allen's takedown attempts over the course of the final ten minutes. Imavov wasn't all that active on the feet, a rarity for him, but he did nearly double Allen up (57-30) in terms of significant strikes landed. That -- combined with his ability to not be plastered to the mat once again -- earned him the win. imavov has lost once since July 2021 and that came against former UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland. The 29-year-old is closing in on implicating bouts at 185 pounds.
It's another huge victory for Imavov in a key spot. He went about it in unconventional fashion. Nassourdine gave up an immediate takedown and spent all of Round 1 on his back. What looked like an easy night at the office for Allen turned into anything but. Imavov responded by stuffing all nine of Allen's takedown attempts over the course of the final ten minutes. Imavov wasn't all that active on the feet, a rarity for him, but he did nearly double Allen up (57-30) in terms of significant strikes landed. That -- combined with his ability to not be plastered to the mat once again -- earned him the win. imavov has lost once since July 2021 and that came against former UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland. The 29-year-old is closing in on implicating bouts at 185 pounds.
New fight scheduled
Imavov is set to compete against Brendan Allen at UFC Paris on Sept. 28, MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Imavov will compete against Allen in the middleweight division. Imavov has won his last two outings but will likely look to avoid taking the fight to the ground, as Allen has won five of his last seven contests by rear naked choke submission.
Imavov will compete against Allen in the middleweight division. Imavov has won his last two outings but will likely look to avoid taking the fight to the ground, as Allen has won five of his last seven contests by rear naked choke submission.
Earns another main event win
Imavov defeated Jared Cannonier via TKO (punches) at 1:34 of Round 4 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky.
ANALYSIS
If you saw Imavov after the first round of this fight, you would have never thought this result was possible. He clearly lost the frame and appeared dead tired, having to essentially be held up by his coaches in between rounds. He improved a little bit in Rounds 2 and 3, aided by a clearly tiring Cannonier. One massive right hand sent Jared stumbling early in Round 4, and Imavov took full advantage. He followed up with countless damaging strikes, and while Cannonier was wobbly, he still appeared to be hanging on, if by a thread. That wasn't enough for referee Jason Herzog, however, who pulled the plug. The stoppage was definitely early, but Imavov was impressive nonetheless. The 29-year-old improves to 5-1 (1NC) in his past seven bouts, with the one loss during that stretch coming against former UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland.
If you saw Imavov after the first round of this fight, you would have never thought this result was possible. He clearly lost the frame and appeared dead tired, having to essentially be held up by his coaches in between rounds. He improved a little bit in Rounds 2 and 3, aided by a clearly tiring Cannonier. One massive right hand sent Jared stumbling early in Round 4, and Imavov took full advantage. He followed up with countless damaging strikes, and while Cannonier was wobbly, he still appeared to be hanging on, if by a thread. That wasn't enough for referee Jason Herzog, however, who pulled the plug. The stoppage was definitely early, but Imavov was impressive nonetheless. The 29-year-old improves to 5-1 (1NC) in his past seven bouts, with the one loss during that stretch coming against former UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland.
Draws Cannonier in June
Imavov will take on Jared Cannonier in a middleweight matchup in the main event of UFC Louisville on June 8, Alex Behunin of MMA Mania reports.
ANALYSIS
After a winless 2023 that included a loss and a no-contest, Imavov got back in the win column in February with a majority decision over Roman Dolidze -- a fight in which he won the significant striking battle 112-to-34. He now looks to build momentum against a former title challenger in Cannonier, who also happens to be coming off a torn MCL suffered last October. Cannonier had been on a two-fight winning streak prior to that, however, including a victory over Sean Strickland, who Imavov had previously lost to. In this fight, Imavov has the edge in height, while Cannonier has the reach advantage.
After a winless 2023 that included a loss and a no-contest, Imavov got back in the win column in February with a majority decision over Roman Dolidze -- a fight in which he won the significant striking battle 112-to-34. He now looks to build momentum against a former title challenger in Cannonier, who also happens to be coming off a torn MCL suffered last October. Cannonier had been on a two-fight winning streak prior to that, however, including a victory over Sean Strickland, who Imavov had previously lost to. In this fight, Imavov has the edge in height, while Cannonier has the reach advantage.
Cruises in main event win
Imavov defeated Roman Dolidze via majority decision (49-44, 47-47, 48-46) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
This fight was lopsided from start to finish, and it's concerning one of the judges actually scored it a draw. Imavov nearly finished Dolidze in Round 1 to the tune of an easy 10-8 score. He continued to lead the way the entire fight, with his only misstep being getting docked a point by referee Herb Dean for an illegal knee in Round 4. Other than that, it was smooth sailing. Imavov lapped Dolidze on the feet with a massive edge in terms of both speed and technical striking skill. Nassourdine isn't a great grappler, and he's displayed no real ability to grapple against better competition, but he certainly has the stand-up skills to go toe-to-toe with any fighter on the UFC roster at 185 pounds in a kickboxing match. Given the bad blood between he and Chris Curtis (who was cornering Dolidze here), perhaps the UFC looks to re-book the two after their fight last June was ruled a no-contest following an accidental clash of heads.
This fight was lopsided from start to finish, and it's concerning one of the judges actually scored it a draw. Imavov nearly finished Dolidze in Round 1 to the tune of an easy 10-8 score. He continued to lead the way the entire fight, with his only misstep being getting docked a point by referee Herb Dean for an illegal knee in Round 4. Other than that, it was smooth sailing. Imavov lapped Dolidze on the feet with a massive edge in terms of both speed and technical striking skill. Nassourdine isn't a great grappler, and he's displayed no real ability to grapple against better competition, but he certainly has the stand-up skills to go toe-to-toe with any fighter on the UFC roster at 185 pounds in a kickboxing match. Given the bad blood between he and Chris Curtis (who was cornering Dolidze here), perhaps the UFC looks to re-book the two after their fight last June was ruled a no-contest following an accidental clash of heads.