The fight between Israel Adesanya and sparring partner Shavkat Rakhmonov has been officially announced – Boxing/MMA

President UFC Dana White announced the Nigerian fight Israel Adesanya (24-4) and representative France Nassurdin Imavova (15-4), Sports.kz reports.

They will meet at a tournament in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) on February 1, 2025.

Israel Adesanya fought his last fight in August: he lost by submission in the fourth round to South African fighter Dricus du Plessis (22-2). As for Nassurdin Imavov, he fought in September and defeated American fighter Brendan Allen (24-6) by unanimous decision. Let us add that Imavov is a sparring partner of the undefeated Kazakh fighter Shavkat Rakhmonov (19-0).

Adesanya vs Imavov and Magomedov vs Page is LIVE February 1st from Riyadh! #UFCRiyadh #RiyadhSeason @RiyadhSeason pic.twitter.com/1NHjEbtax1

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