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Fighting in October
Ruziboev will fight Rinat Fakhretdinov at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi, UAE on Oct. 26, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Ruziboev is coming off his first UFC lost back in May to Joaquin Buckley via unanimous decision, so he'll get the chance to redeem himself and keep a winning record in Abu Dhabi. The middleweight from Uzbekistan holds a 2-1 UFC record, but he is an experienced fighter with a professional record of 34-9-2.
Ruziboev is coming off his first UFC lost back in May to Joaquin Buckley via unanimous decision, so he'll get the chance to redeem himself and keep a winning record in Abu Dhabi. The middleweight from Uzbekistan holds a 2-1 UFC record, but he is an experienced fighter with a professional record of 34-9-2.
Suffers first UFC defeat
Ruziboev lost to Joaquin Buckley via unanimous decision (27-30, 26-30, 27-29) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in St. Louis.
ANALYSIS
This was the first time during Ruziboev's brief UFC run that we got a look at him against a quality opponent, and it didn't go great. The main reason for his struggles were the fact he couldn't defend a takedown over the course of the first ten minutes. He allowed Buckley to connect on both of his attempts in both Rounds 1 and 2, and that not only served to limit his chances to hurt Buckley with power shots, but also served to deplete Ruziboev's already questionable gas tank in the process. Toss in the fact this fight was taking place on Buckley's hometown of St. Louis, and Nursulton was up against it from the very start. Ruziboev won't be 31 years of age until mid-November, but he is already closing in on nearly 50 professional fights.
This was the first time during Ruziboev's brief UFC run that we got a look at him against a quality opponent, and it didn't go great. The main reason for his struggles were the fact he couldn't defend a takedown over the course of the first ten minutes. He allowed Buckley to connect on both of his attempts in both Rounds 1 and 2, and that not only served to limit his chances to hurt Buckley with power shots, but also served to deplete Ruziboev's already questionable gas tank in the process. Toss in the fact this fight was taking place on Buckley's hometown of St. Louis, and Nursulton was up against it from the very start. Ruziboev won't be 31 years of age until mid-November, but he is already closing in on nearly 50 professional fights.
Scheduled for welterweight fight
Ruziboev is scheduled to compete against Joaquin Buckley in a welterweight fight at UFC St. Louis on May 11, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Ruziboev will move down a weight class from middleweight to fight a welterweight Buckley in his hometown. While the bout does impose high risk for the former, it is also a high reward. Buckley is No. 11 in the UFC's welterweight rankings, so Ruziboev defeating the American, in his hometown no less, would certainly get the ball rolling in terms of him entering one of the UFC's division standings.
Ruziboev will move down a weight class from middleweight to fight a welterweight Buckley in his hometown. While the bout does impose high risk for the former, it is also a high reward. Buckley is No. 11 in the UFC's welterweight rankings, so Ruziboev defeating the American, in his hometown no less, would certainly get the ball rolling in terms of him entering one of the UFC's division standings.
Remains perfect in UFC
Ruziboev defeated Sedriques Dumas via KO (punches) at 3:18 of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Atlantic City.
ANALYSIS
Ruziboev has to worry about his win being changed to a no-contest upon a certain forthcoming appeal from Dumas and his team, but he again looked terrific for as long as the action lasted. Ruziboev was dominating the striking exchanges between the two, but it appeared as if a rake of the eyes led to the start of the sequence which resulted in the finish. For now, it goes in the record books as Ruziboev's second knockout victory in as many UFC bouts.
Ruziboev has to worry about his win being changed to a no-contest upon a certain forthcoming appeal from Dumas and his team, but he again looked terrific for as long as the action lasted. Ruziboev was dominating the striking exchanges between the two, but it appeared as if a rake of the eyes led to the start of the sequence which resulted in the finish. For now, it goes in the record books as Ruziboev's second knockout victory in as many UFC bouts.
Will fight Sedriques Dumas
Ruziboev will take on Sedriques Dumas on March 30 at UFC Atlantic City, Alex Behuin of MMA Mania reports.
ANALYSIS
Ruziboev withdrew from a fight against Caio Borralho at UFC Sao Paulo on Nov. 4 for undisclosed reasons, but he'll be back in action for the first time since July 1 of 2023 when he defeated Brunno Ferreira via KO in what was an impressive UFC debut. His opponent, Dumas, is coming off two straight wins.
Ruziboev withdrew from a fight against Caio Borralho at UFC Sao Paulo on Nov. 4 for undisclosed reasons, but he'll be back in action for the first time since July 1 of 2023 when he defeated Brunno Ferreira via KO in what was an impressive UFC debut. His opponent, Dumas, is coming off two straight wins.