Nassourdine Imavov declared the winner of the fight against Adesanya. Photo: Reproduction Instagram/UFC Spanish
The nobility of sport represented in the meeting of two fighting rivals moments after the fight. This could be the definition of the handshake between Israel Adesanya and Nassourdine Imavov after they dueled in the main event of UFC Saudi Arabia , last Saturday (1st). The Nigerian was knocked out in the second round of the fight.
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Moments later, still at the anb Arena in Riyadh, the middleweights (up to 83,9kg) had a brief encounter. Video of the respectful occasion was posted by Canadian journalist Chamatkar Sandhu. (see video below)
Izzy is class pic.twitter.com/SPppU9QcLq
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) February 1, 2025
Dana White praises Adesanya
Israel Adesanya may have lost his third fight in a row, but he hasn't lost his boss's confidence. After UFC Saudi Arabia , Dana White heaped praise on the veteran's performance. In his assessment, Adesanya put on an excellent fight, but 'got caught'.
“I thought Izzy [Adesanya] looked amazing until he got caught. He looked good. He was destroying, staying on the outside. Takedown defense was incredible, cutting off that calf kick the whole first round. He couldn’t have had a better first round – and then he got caught,” Dana said in a post-fight press conference.
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