Israel Adesanya faces Nassourdine Imavov atop the UFC Fight Night card live on ESPN+ from ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on February 1. The pair square off in a five-round at middleweight.
Nigerian-born New Zealand-based former 185-pound champion Israel Adesanya (24-4) looks to bounce back from a pair of losses to Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland last August and September 2023, respectively. France-based Nassourdine Imavov (15-4, 1 NC) won three fights in 2024, including a unanimous decision against Brendan Allen in his most recent bout in September.
The co-main event is a middleweight bout between Sharabutdin Magomedov and Michael “Venom” Page. Unbeaten Magomedov (15-0) aims for his 16th victory, following a second-round knockout against Armen Petrosyan last October. Page (22-3) of England dropped a unanimous decision against Ian Machado Garry last June, which snapped his two-fight winning streak.
Also on the main card is a heavyweight matchup between Sergei Pavlovich (18-3) and Jairzinho Rozenstruik (15-5) of Suriname. As well, Said Nurmagomedov (18-3) and Brazil’s Vinicius Oliveira (21-3) battle it out at bantamweight. Plus, Fares Ziam (16-4) of France and Mike Davis (11-2) of South Cairo, New York clash at lightweight.
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Imavov results
Get UFC Saudi Arabia: Adesanya vs Imavov full fight card results below.
Main card
- Nassourdine Imavov def. Israel Adesanya by TKO (punches, R2 at 0:30)
- Michael Page def. Sharabutdin Magomedov by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Sergei Pavlovich def. Jairzinho Rozenstruik by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Vinicius Oliveira def. Said Nurmagomedov by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Fares Ziam def. Mike Davis by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Prelims
- Muhammad Naimov def. Kaan Ofli by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Shamil Gaziev def. Thomas Petersen by TKO (punch, R1 at 3:12)
- Terrance McKinney def. Damir Hadzovic by TKO (punches, R1 at 2:01)
- Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Mayra Bueno Silva by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Bogdan Grad def. Lucas Alexander by TKO (elbows and punches, R2 at 4:22)
- Hamdy Abdelwahab def. Jamal Pogues by split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)