UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov
| UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 1, 2025 | |||
| Venue | anb Arena | |||
| City | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov (also known as UFC Fight Night 250 and UFC on ESPN+ 108) is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to take place on February 1, 2025, at the anb Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[1][2]
Background
[edit]The event will mark the promotion's second visit to Riyadh and first since UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov in June 2024.[1]
A middleweight bout between former two-time UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya and Nassourdine Imavov is expected to headline this event.[3]
A middleweight bout between Ikram Aliskerov and André Muniz was expected to take place at the event.[4] The pair was originally scheduled to compete at UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira in June 2024, but Muniz withdrew from the bout after he suffered a foot fracture.[5] In turn, the bout was cancelled once again and is expected to be rescheduled for a future date as Muniz and his team had visa issues.[6]
A lightweight bout between Jordan Leavitt and Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady was scheduled for this event.[7] However, Leavitt withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Bolaji Oki.[8] In turn, one week prior to the event, Oki withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons, so the bout was subsequently cancelled.[9]
A lightweight rematch between former KSW Lightweight and Featherweight Champion Mateusz Gamrot and Rafael Fiziev was reportedly linked to this event.[10] They previously headlined UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot in September 2023, where Gamrot won due to an injury.[11] However, the bout was never officially scheduled for the card.[12]
Fight card
[edit]| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Israel Adesanya | vs. | Nassourdine Imavov | ||||
| Middleweight | Sharabutdin Magomedov | vs. | Michael Page | ||||
| Heavyweight | Sergei Pavlovich | vs. | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | ||||
| Bantamweight | Said Nurmagomedov | vs. | Vinicius Oliveira | ||||
| Lightweight | Farès Ziam | vs. | Mike Davis | ||||
| Featherweight | Muhammad Naimov | vs. | Kaan Ofli | ||||
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Shamil Gaziev | vs. | Thomas Petersen | ||||
| Lightweight | Terrance McKinney | vs. | Damir Hadžović | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | Jasmine Jasudavicius | vs. | Mayra Bueno Silva | ||||
| Featherweight | Bogdan Grad | vs. | Lucas Alexander | ||||
| Heavyweight | Hamdy Abdelwahab | vs. | Jamal Pogues | ||||
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Staff (2024-09-12). "A professional slap-fighting contest heads to Riyadh Season". saudimoments.com. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-11-16). "UFC announces 2025 schedule including slew of new events". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ Samuel Chimezie Isaiah (2024-11-21). "Adesanya vs. Imavov headlines UFC Riyadh event". gov.ng. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ Staff (2024-10-25). "Ikram Aliskerov vs. Andre Munis in February in Saudi Arabia". mma.bg. Retrieved 2024-10-27. (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2024-05-30). "Andre Muniz injured, out of UFC Vegas 93 fight with Ikram Aliskerov". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ Nolan King (2025-01-26). "UFC Fight Night 250 loses main card fight over passport issues". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ Damon Martin (2024-12-23). "UFC Saudi Arabia full fight card revealed with Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov in main event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ Nolan King and Farah Hannoun (2025-01-10). "Bolaji Oki replaces Jordan Leavitt at UFC Saudi Arabia vs. Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ Nolan King (2025-01-27). "UFC Saudi Arabia loses another fight days prior to event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ Alexander Behunin (2024-12-12). "Report: Mateusz Gamrot and Rafael Fiziev run it back at UFC Saudi Arabia in 2025". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ Jay Anderson (2023-09-23). "Rafael Fiziev knee injury ends UFC Vegas 79 main event early, Mateusz Gamrot awarded TKO victory". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ Brian Mazique (2025-01-24). "UFC legend and future hall-of-famer has signed with new promotion". forbes.com. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
