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Receives new opponent
Aliev will now fight Joe Solecki at UFC Vegas 101 on Jan. 11, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Aliev's original opponent, Yanal Ashmouz, was forced to withdraw from the fight for unknown reasons, and Solecki has been chosen to fill the open spot. Aliev has been sitting on the sidelines since February 2023 and may be susceptible to rust during his return. However, he has yet to lose a fight nine bouts into his professional career, and his new opponent has taken a loss in both of his last two appearances.
Aliev's original opponent, Yanal Ashmouz, was forced to withdraw from the fight for unknown reasons, and Solecki has been chosen to fill the open spot. Aliev has been sitting on the sidelines since February 2023 and may be susceptible to rust during his return. However, he has yet to lose a fight nine bouts into his professional career, and his new opponent has taken a loss in both of his last two appearances.
Finally scheduled for fight
Aliev (leg) is scheduled to compete against Yanal Ashmouz in a lightweight fight at UFC Vegas 101 on Jan. 11, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Back in November 2023, Aliev was scheduled to fight Mateusz Rebecki before a leg injury took the former out of commission. He will have sat out all of 2024 recovering from the leg injury that rendered him unavailable. Instead, Aliev will look to hit the ground running in 2025 by defeating Ashmouz, who won his lone fight in 2024.
Back in November 2023, Aliev was scheduled to fight Mateusz Rebecki before a leg injury took the former out of commission. He will have sat out all of 2024 recovering from the leg injury that rendered him unavailable. Instead, Aliev will look to hit the ground running in 2025 by defeating Ashmouz, who won his lone fight in 2024.
Fight canceled due to injury
Aliev announced Friday that he is injured, and his scheduled fight against Mateusz Rebecki at UFC 295 has been called off, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Aliev suffered a left leg injury while training. No specifics on his injury or recovery timeline have been revealed quite yet, but it seems he will be held out of action for a while.
Aliev suffered a left leg injury while training. No specifics on his injury or recovery timeline have been revealed quite yet, but it seems he will be held out of action for a while.
Added to UFC 295
Aliev will take on Mateusz Rebecki in a lightweight matchup at UFC 295 on November 11, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Alieve got his UFC opportunity with a first-round finish on Contender Series, and then he proceeded to upset Rafael Alves via majority decision in February. He now draws a tough test in Rebecki, who is 2-0 in the UFC after getting his opportunity via Contender Series as well. Aliev will enter this fight with three-inch height and six-inch reach advantages, so defending against the takedown -- which he hasn't had to do yet in the UFC -- will be key to keeping this fight in an area where it's advantages for him.
Alieve got his UFC opportunity with a first-round finish on Contender Series, and then he proceeded to upset Rafael Alves via majority decision in February. He now draws a tough test in Rebecki, who is 2-0 in the UFC after getting his opportunity via Contender Series as well. Aliev will enter this fight with three-inch height and six-inch reach advantages, so defending against the takedown -- which he hasn't had to do yet in the UFC -- will be key to keeping this fight in an area where it's advantages for him.
Excellent effort in UFC debut
Aliev defeated Rafael Alves via majority decision (29-27, 29-27, 28-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Fresh off a knockout victory over Josh Wick on Dana White's Contender Series this past September, Aliev had no issues in his official UFC debut. He leaned on his wrestling game, connecting on 3-of-4 takedowns, good for 10:51 worth of control time. From a striking standpoint, Aliev landed 92-of-140 total attempts. The lone blemish on Aliev's evening was the fact he was (correctly) docked a point by referee Mark Smith in Round 1 for biting. Just 23 years of age, Aliev would appear to have all sorts of upside moving forward.
Fresh off a knockout victory over Josh Wick on Dana White's Contender Series this past September, Aliev had no issues in his official UFC debut. He leaned on his wrestling game, connecting on 3-of-4 takedowns, good for 10:51 worth of control time. From a striking standpoint, Aliev landed 92-of-140 total attempts. The lone blemish on Aliev's evening was the fact he was (correctly) docked a point by referee Mark Smith in Round 1 for biting. Just 23 years of age, Aliev would appear to have all sorts of upside moving forward.