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Receives new opponent
Fakhretdinov will now fight Carlos Leal at UFC 308 on Oct. 26, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Nursulton Ruziboev was forced to withdraw from the bout for undisclosed reasons, so Fakhretdinov will now match up against Leal, who will be making his UFC debut next Saturday. Fakhretdinov has yet to take a loss (4-0-1) during his time with the promotion, and he'll possess a two-inch reach advantage over his new opponent.
Nursulton Ruziboev was forced to withdraw from the bout for undisclosed reasons, so Fakhretdinov will now match up against Leal, who will be making his UFC debut next Saturday. Fakhretdinov has yet to take a loss (4-0-1) during his time with the promotion, and he'll possess a two-inch reach advantage over his new opponent.
Set for Abu Dhabi
Fakhretdinov will match up against Nursulton Ruziboev for UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi, UAE on Oct. 26, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
The undefeated Russian will get his sixth UFC match after a close win via split decision against Nicolas Dalby in June. Fakhretdinov has more experience in the UFC (4-0-1) over Ruziboev, but Ruziboev has been in the professional fighting business longer and also holds a two-inch reach advantage.
The undefeated Russian will get his sixth UFC match after a close win via split decision against Nicolas Dalby in June. Fakhretdinov has more experience in the UFC (4-0-1) over Ruziboev, but Ruziboev has been in the professional fighting business longer and also holds a two-inch reach advantage.
Remains undefeated in UFC
Fakhretdinov defeated Nicolas Dalby via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
ANALYSIS
Fakhretdinov had his moments, but you'd like to see a bit more dominance from a -360 favorite. To Rinat's credit, he never really slowed down, but Dalby is impossible to finish, and that made this fight more difficult than it probably should have been. Ultimately, Fakhretdinov won this fight on the strength of five successful takedown attempts, good for 6:17 worth of control time. A solid grappler with power, Fakhretdinov is undefeated in his first five UFC bouts (4-0-1), but three of the four wins have come via submission, and he's had some very hairy moments in the past couple fights.
Fakhretdinov had his moments, but you'd like to see a bit more dominance from a -360 favorite. To Rinat's credit, he never really slowed down, but Dalby is impossible to finish, and that made this fight more difficult than it probably should have been. Ultimately, Fakhretdinov won this fight on the strength of five successful takedown attempts, good for 6:17 worth of control time. A solid grappler with power, Fakhretdinov is undefeated in his first five UFC bouts (4-0-1), but three of the four wins have come via submission, and he's had some very hairy moments in the past couple fights.
Fighting at Saudi Arabia
Fakhretdinov is scheduled to compete against Nicolas Dalby in a welterweight fight at UFC Saudi Arabia on June 22, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Fakhretdinov will look to bounce back after coming out quite lucky with a majority draw in his previous fight against Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos. He will need at least a little bit more luck against Dalby, who finished his 2023 by winning each of his three bouts.
Fakhretdinov will look to bounce back after coming out quite lucky with a majority draw in his previous fight against Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos. He will need at least a little bit more luck against Dalby, who finished his 2023 by winning each of his three bouts.
Fades late in majority draw
Fakhretdinov and Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos fought to a majority draw (28-29, 28-28, 28-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
ANALYSIS
This was a tale of two fights. On one hand, Fakhretdinov should be furious with himself that he didn't win. He knocked Zaleski dos Santos down just seconds into the fight and appeared up two rounds heading into the final frame. On the other hand, Fakhretdinov absorbed a shot to the body late in Round 3 which dropped him and it's nothing short of a total miracle he wasn't submitted or knocked out by the Brazilian in the closing seconds of the fight. Fakhretdinov has real power and all sorts of skill, but the durability and cardio are a question mark. It's something to monitor moving forward.
This was a tale of two fights. On one hand, Fakhretdinov should be furious with himself that he didn't win. He knocked Zaleski dos Santos down just seconds into the fight and appeared up two rounds heading into the final frame. On the other hand, Fakhretdinov absorbed a shot to the body late in Round 3 which dropped him and it's nothing short of a total miracle he wasn't submitted or knocked out by the Brazilian in the closing seconds of the fight. Fakhretdinov has real power and all sorts of skill, but the durability and cardio are a question mark. It's something to monitor moving forward.