Saygid Izagakhmaev
Russia
Steps in as late replacement
Izagakhmaev will face off against Abubakar Vagaev at UFC Abu Dhabi on July 25, Marcel Dorff of Heavy on Sports reports.
ANALYSIS
Izagakhmaev made his UFC debut last November, coming up short on the judges' scorecards in a split decision loss to Nicolas Dalby. The 31-year-old now sets his sights on Vagaev, who will be making his UFC debut. Despite being a newcomer, Vagaev brings plenty of experience, having fought with the ACA since 2019. Izagakhmaev is looking to pick up his first UFC victory and his first professional win overall since 2022.
Izagakhmaev made his UFC debut last November, coming up short on the judges' scorecards in a split decision loss to Nicolas Dalby. The 31-year-old now sets his sights on Vagaev, who will be making his UFC debut. Despite being a newcomer, Vagaev brings plenty of experience, having fought with the ACA since 2019. Izagakhmaev is looking to pick up his first UFC victory and his first professional win overall since 2022.
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Falls as big favorite
Izagakhmaev lost to Nicolas Dalby via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) at UFC Qatar on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Izagakhmaev entered this fight as a betting favorite in the ballpark of (-350), but his debut fight was spoiled by a gritty veteran in Dalby who badly needed the victory. Izagakhmaev was credited with a takedown in all three rounds, but was unable to do enough with the positional advantage to sway the judges. When it was all said and done, Dalby actually had the edge in control time due to a Round 2 reversal and plenty of clinch work. Simply put, this was a learning experience for Izagakhmaev, who will have to land a lot more than 20 significant strikes in a 15-minute fight if he's going to have future success with this grappling-based attack.
Izagakhmaev entered this fight as a betting favorite in the ballpark of (-350), but his debut fight was spoiled by a gritty veteran in Dalby who badly needed the victory. Izagakhmaev was credited with a takedown in all three rounds, but was unable to do enough with the positional advantage to sway the judges. When it was all said and done, Dalby actually had the edge in control time due to a Round 2 reversal and plenty of clinch work. Simply put, this was a learning experience for Izagakhmaev, who will have to land a lot more than 20 significant strikes in a 15-minute fight if he's going to have future success with this grappling-based attack.
UFC debut scheduled
Izagakhmaev is scheduled to compete against Nicolas Dalby in a welterweight fight at UFC Qatar on Nov. 22, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
At 31 years old, the 22-2 Izagakhmaev will make his UFC debut in Qatar. Up first and potentially last for the former is Dalby, who is trying to bounce back after the first stoppage loss of his fighting career in April.
At 31 years old, the 22-2 Izagakhmaev will make his UFC debut in Qatar. Up first and potentially last for the former is Dalby, who is trying to bounce back after the first stoppage loss of his fighting career in April.