UFC Saudi Arabia is just over a month away.
On Feb. 1, the latest UFC card in Saudi Arabia goes down from ANB Arena, headlined by a middleweight matchup between former two-time champion Israel Adesanya and rising contender Nassourdine Imavov. The event is the UFC’s sophomore outing to The Kingdom, and with it being just five weeks away, on Monday, the promotion released the official fight poster for the event, featuring both the main event fighters and the co-main event between Shara “Bullet” Magomedov and Michael “Venom” Page.
#UFCSaudiArabia can't come soon enough
— UFC (@ufc) December 23, 2024
Tickets on sale January 3rd ️
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A former two-time champion, Adesanya is widely regarded as one of the greatest middleweights of all-time; however, “The Last Stylebender” is currently on the worst streak of his career. After dropping the title to Sean Strickland at UFC 293, Adesanya then lost his attempt to reclaim the belt against Dricus du Plessis, getting submitted for the first time at UFC 305 in August.
Still just 29 years old, Imavov has been a staple of the middleweight top-15 for the past few years, but 2024 saw the French fighter finally make the leap to true contender with three significant wins. After winning a majority decision over Roman Dolidze in February, Imavov stopped Jared Cannonier in June, and then took a unanimous decision over the surging Brendan Allen to put himself on the cusp of a title shot.
Check out the full UFC Saudi Arabia card below.
Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov
Shara Magomedov vs. Michael Page
Said Nurmagomedov vs. Vinicius Oliveira
Muhammadjon Naimov vs. Kaan Ofli
Terrance McKinney vs. Damir Hadzovic
Bodgan Grad vs. Lucas Alexander
Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Jamal Pogues
Shamil Gaziev vs. Thomas Petersen
Jordan Leavitt vs. Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady
Sergei Pavlovich vs. Jairzinho Rozensruik
