League President Naiza FCNurbek Karabala believes that the Kazakh fighter Nurbek Kabdrakhmanov greatly reduced his chances of signing a contract with UFC after a sensational early defeat, writes Sports.kz.
On December 21, at the Naiza FC 70 tournament in Semey, Kabdrakhmanov lost by technical knockout in the first round to Russian Nikolai Kiossa. Kabdrakhmanov's Naiza FC league featherweight title was at stake. Before this fight, Nurbek was repeatedly called a candidate for signing by the UFC.
— Has Nurbek Kabdrakhmanov retired from the UFC? — When you lose in the first round by knockout, of course you rolled back. You need to win by knockout at least three times after that. Three times, and three times is a year,” answered Karabala in…
