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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.
Facing Rafael Alves
Aliev will fight Rafael Alves in a lightweight bout at UFC Vegas 70 on Feb. 25, Nolan King of USA Today reports.
ANALYSIS
Aliev earned a UFC contract through Dana White's Contender Series in September and is now poised to make his debut for the promotion in February. Alves also came up through the Contender Series and is 1-2 through three bouts, and he's coming off a loss to Drew Dober in July.
Aliev earned a UFC contract through Dana White's Contender Series in September and is now poised to make his debut for the promotion in February. Alves also came up through the Contender Series and is 1-2 through three bouts, and he's coming off a loss to Drew Dober in July.
Dominant effort earns contract
Aliev defeated Josh Wick via TKO (punches) at 4:36 of Round 1 at Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series. After the show, he was one of five fighters to be awarded an official UFC contract.
ANALYSIS
Aliev did exactly what was expected from a (-580) betting favorite whose opponent took the fight on short notice, but you can only fight the man across from you, and Aliev passed his test with flying colors. The undefeated 22-year-old from Tajikistan took Wick to the mat early before raining down ground-and-pound for the next four minutes. He finished with 30 significant strikes -- 29 of which came on the ground. The UFC's lightweight division is loaded, but there's plenty of time for this young fighter to continue to fine-tune his skills and make his way up the rankings.
Aliev did exactly what was expected from a (-580) betting favorite whose opponent took the fight on short notice, but you can only fight the man across from you, and Aliev passed his test with flying colors. The undefeated 22-year-old from Tajikistan took Wick to the mat early before raining down ground-and-pound for the next four minutes. He finished with 30 significant strikes -- 29 of which came on the ground. The UFC's lightweight division is loaded, but there's plenty of time for this young fighter to continue to fine-tune his skills and make his way up the rankings.