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“From a very young age, we have fun fighting”: Nassourdine Imavov, from Dagestan to the top 10 in the UFC?

2024-02-03T10:00:04.657Z

Highlights: Nassourdine Imavov, from Dagestan, is in the top 10 in the middle weight category. He faces Roman Dolidze in the main fight of the UFC evening this weekend. Dagestani inhabitants have shone in the largest MMA organizations in the world. Khabib Nurmagomedov is the most notable example, who dominated the lightweight category from 2018 to 2020 before retiring undefeated. His friend and protégé Islam Makhachev followed the same path, and is now the holder of the under 70 kg belt.


In the main fight of the UFC evening this weekend, against Roman Dolidze, Nassourdine Imavov can strike a big blow and reach the top


The sniper is camouflaged, the scope is adjusted, the finger is on the trigger.

During the night from Saturday to Sunday, at around 3 a.m., Nassourdine “The Sniper” Imavov will put his new target, the solid Roman Dolidze, in his sights.

A duel between the 11th and the 8th in the middle weight category (- 84 kg), a tough duel, between Caucasians.

Because if Imavov wears the colors of France in the UFC, he has kept his Dagestani origins anchored to his body.

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Dagestan and the UFC are a great love story.

Many inhabitants of this republic of the Russian Federation, populated by barely 3 million souls, have shone in the largest MMA organizations in the world.

Khabib Nurmagomedov is the most notable example, who dominated the lightweight category from 2018 to 2020 before retiring undefeated.

His friend and protégé Islam Makhachev followed the same path, and is now the holder of the under 70 kg belt.

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Source: leparis

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