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Overcomes slow start to win debut
Gadzhiyasulov defeated Brendson Ribeiro via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
ANALYSIS
Entering as upwards of a -400 favorite for his first official UFC bout, Gadzhiyasulov looked underwhelming until Ribeiro tired out. Magomed gave up three takedowns in Round 1, had to fight off a deep submission attempt in Round 2, and absorbed countless painful low kicks that left him hobbled. He managed to get his grappling game going midway through the fight and that helped lead him to victory, but this definitely wasn't an encouraging performance. Gadzhiyasulov will look for a more dominant effort his next time out.
Entering as upwards of a -400 favorite for his first official UFC bout, Gadzhiyasulov looked underwhelming until Ribeiro tired out. Magomed gave up three takedowns in Round 1, had to fight off a deep submission attempt in Round 2, and absorbed countless painful low kicks that left him hobbled. He managed to get his grappling game going midway through the fight and that helped lead him to victory, but this definitely wasn't an encouraging performance. Gadzhiyasulov will look for a more dominant effort his next time out.
Facing Brendson Ribeiro
Gadzhiyasulov will fight Brendson Ribeiro in a light heavyweight bout at UFC Saudi Arabia on June 22, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Gadzhiyasulva defeated Jose Medina in Dana White's Contender Series in October and is now set to make his UFC debut this summer. Ribeiro made his debut in February and lost via KO in Round 1 against Zhang Mingyang.
Gadzhiyasulva defeated Jose Medina in Dana White's Contender Series in October and is now set to make his UFC debut this summer. Ribeiro made his debut in February and lost via KO in Round 1 against Zhang Mingyang.