Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, will host UFC in February. Photo: Reproduction
The UFC has officially confirmed that Fight Night will take place in Saudi Arabia. The event is scheduled for February 1, 2025. This is the second time the organization has come to the country. The poster, already released, features Israel Adesanya , Nassourdine Imavov , Shara Magomedov, and Michael Page.
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Scheduled to face Nassourdine Imavov in the main event, Israel Adesanya is out of a title fight for the first time in years. Despite being accustomed to the spotlight of a pay-per-view, the former middleweight champion (up to 83,9kg) believes this will not influence his performance.
In a video posted on his YouTube channel, Adesanya stated that fighting in a Fight Night is no different for him because what matters is being in the octagon.
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— UFC (@ufc) December 23, 2024
Co-main event
Magomedov accepts challenge and will face Michael Page in February. Photo: SUPER LUTAS montage
The middleweight duel between Shara Magomedov and Michael Page comes after Magomedov's crushing victory at UFC 308 , held on October 26th. The Russian knocked out Armen Petrosyan with a double spinning backfist at the end of the second round. Still on the show's stage, Shara asked for his next opponent, aiming for a higher-level position. He challenged none other than Israel Adesanya . Without a response from the Nigerian, Magomedov tasted the 'venom' distilled in 'Venom' days after the fight. Page issued the challenge, which was accepted.
Fighting at the Riyadh event was the wish of 'Shara Bullet's' team. The coach said in the week following the victory that they were preparing to fight on that date.
Brazilian makes history
Mayra 'Sheetara' Bueno Silva is scheduled to fight at this UFC Fight Night. When the Brazilian steps into the octagon to face Jasmine Jasudavicius in the bantamweight division (up to 61,2kg), she will be making history. The fight will be the first ever women's fight on Saudi soil.
All fights on the card
Although the order of the fights has not been confirmed, the UFC has released all 12 fights scheduled for UFC Saudi Arabia . See the list:
- Israel adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov
- Shara Magomedov vs. Michael Page
- Sergei Pavlovich vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
- Ikram Aliskerov vs. Andrew Muniz
- Said Nurmagomedov vs. Vinicius Oliveira
- Damir Hadzović vs. terrance mckinney
- Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady vs. Jordan Leavitt
- Lucas Alexander vs. Bogdan Grad
- Muhammad Naimov vs. Kaan Ofli
- Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Jamal Pogues
- Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
- Shamil Gaziev vs. Thomas Petersen
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