UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	February 1, 2025 (2025-02-01)
Venue	anb Arena
City	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Attendance	Not announced [1]
Event chronology
UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov UFC 312: du Plessis vs Strickland 2

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov (also known as UFC Fight Night 250 and UFC on ESPN+ 108) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 1, 2025, at the anb Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. ^{[2] [3]}

Background

The event marked the promotion's second visit to Riyadh and first since UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov in June 2024. ^[2]

A middleweight bout between former two-time UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya and Nassourdine Imavov headlined this event. ^[4]

A middleweight bout between Ikram Aliskerov and André Muniz was expected to take place at the event. ^[5] 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. ^[6] In turn, the bout was cancelled once again and was rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 257 as Muniz and his team had visa issues. ^{[7] [8]}

A lightweight bout between Jordan Leavitt and Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady was scheduled for this event. ^[9] However, Leavitt withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Bolaji Oki. ^[10] In turn, one week prior to the event, Oki withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons, so the bout was subsequently cancelled. ^[11]

A lightweight rematch between former KSW Lightweight and Featherweight Champion Mateusz Gamrot and Rafael Fiziev was reportedly linked to this event. ^[12] They previously headlined UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot in September 2023, where Gamrot won due to an injury. ^[13] However, the bout was never officially scheduled for the card. ^[14]

At the weigh-ins, Lucas Alexander weighed in at 148.5 pounds, two and a half pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight with Alexander forfeiting 30% of his purse which went to his opponent Bogdan Grad. ^[15]

Results

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Nassourdine Imavov	def.	Israel Adesanya	TKO (punches)	2	0:30
Middleweight	Michael Page	def.	Sharabutdin Magomedov	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Sergei Pavlovich	def.	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Vinicius Oliveira	def.	Said Nurmagomedov	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Farès Ziam	def.	Mike Davis	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Featherweight	Muhammad Naimov	def.	Kaan Ofli	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Shamil Gaziev	def.	Thomas Petersen	TKO (punch)	1	3:12
Lightweight	Terrance McKinney	def.	Damir Hadžović	TKO (punches)	1	2:01
Women's Flyweight	Jasmine Jasudavicius	def.	Mayra Bueno Silva	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Catchweight (148.5 lb)	Bogdan Grad	def.	Lucas Alexander	TKO (elbows and punches)	2	4:22
Heavyweight	Hamdy Abdelwahab	def.	Jamal Pogues	Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00

^[16]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. ^[17]

• Fight of the Night: Vinicius Oliveira vs. Said Nurmagomedov
• Performance of the Night: Nassourdine Imavov and Bogdan Grad

See also

• Martial Arts portal

• 2025 in UFC
• List of current UFC fighters
• List of UFC events
• Riyadh Season

References

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2. Staff (2024-09-12). "A professional slap-fighting contest heads to Riyadh Season". saudimoments.com. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
3. Nolan King (2024-11-16). "UFC announces 2025 schedule including slew of new events". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
4. Samuel Chimezie Isaiah (2024-11-21). "Adesanya vs. Imavov headlines UFC Riyadh event". gov.ng. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
5. Staff (2024-10-25). "Ikram Aliskerov vs. Andre Munis in February in Saudi Arabia". mma.bg. Retrieved 2024-10-27.(in Bulgarian)
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11. Nolan King (2025-01-27). "UFC Saudi Arabia loses another fight days prior to event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. Brian Mazique (2025-01-24). "UFC legend and future hall-of-famer has signed with new promotion". forbes.com. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
15. Staff (2025-01-31). "UFC Fight Night 250 weigh-in results: Adesanya vs. Imavov card official with one miss on prelims". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
16. "UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
17. Dan Hiergesell (2025-02-01). "Bonuses! Nassourdine Imavov leads $50K winners after stopping 'Last Stylebender' - UFC Saudi Arabia". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-02-01.