Nassourdine Imavov scored the biggest win of his career after demolishing Israel Adesanya in the second round in the UFC Saudi Arabia main event. The shocking result came after Imavov blasted Adesanya with a huge right hand that sent the former middleweight champion down to the canvas. Imavov followed it up with a devastating uppercut that saw Adesanya go face down before absorbing a few more punches with the referee rushing in to prevent him from suffering further damage.
While Adesanya briefly seemed to complain about the stoppage, it only took him a moment to realize that Imavov definitely got the job done. The end came at just 30 seconds into the second round. NASSOURDINE IMAVOV GETS THE BIGGEST KO OF HIS CAREER pic.
twitter.com/5ncZW5qPdG “I feel so good,” Imavov said after the win. “I said it all week long, I was in perfect shape.
I proved I was the better striker. Now the real bonus for me is going to be fighting for the belt. I promised you a special surprise tonight.
That was the surprise.” Acting like a sniper from the outside when the fight started, Adesanya was firing off a nasty lead jab and some blistering kicks while Imavov was constantly looking to close the distance. While Adesanya was controlling the pace in the early going, Imavov finally got some respect with a well-timed combination that cracked “The Last Stylebender” and sent his head snapping backwards.
For the most part the opening round looked like vintage Adesanya as he kept Imavov away fr.