Abus Magomedov
Abus
Germany
Pulls upset of Michel Pereira
Magomedov defeated Michel Pereira via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Kansas City.
ANALYSIS
It's the biggest win of Magomedov's career. While the result is great, it was clearly aided by the baffling incompetence of Pereira. Abus was fairly active in Round 1 and predictably slowed as the fight progressed. Any opponent that floored the gas pedal likely would have had Magomedov in serious trouble, but Pereira was either unwilling or unable to do so, and thus the result was academic. The 34-year-old Russian is a reasonable one-round option, but he has yet to show any gas tank whatsoever, and that's going to make it awful difficult to have continued success. He improves to 4-2 in the UFC, with the defeats coming against a former world champion in Sean Strickland and a guy that is nearly certain to challenge for a belt in the future in Caio Borralho.
It's the biggest win of Magomedov's career. While the result is great, it was clearly aided by the baffling incompetence of Pereira. Abus was fairly active in Round 1 and predictably slowed as the fight progressed. Any opponent that floored the gas pedal likely would have had Magomedov in serious trouble, but Pereira was either unwilling or unable to do so, and thus the result was academic. The 34-year-old Russian is a reasonable one-round option, but he has yet to show any gas tank whatsoever, and that's going to make it awful difficult to have continued success. He improves to 4-2 in the UFC, with the defeats coming against a former world champion in Sean Strickland and a guy that is nearly certain to challenge for a belt in the future in Caio Borralho.
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Next fight scheduled
Magomedov will fight Michel Pereira at UFC Kansas City on April 26, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Coming off two consecutive wins, Magomedov will carry a five-inch reach advantage over Pereira, who lost his most recent fight but had won eight consecutive bouts prior to the loss.
Coming off two consecutive wins, Magomedov will carry a five-inch reach advantage over Pereira, who lost his most recent fight but had won eight consecutive bouts prior to the loss.
Secures second straight win
Magomedov defeated Brunno Ferreira via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 3:14 of Round 3 at UFC 308 on Saturday in Abu Dhabi.
ANALYSIS
Magomedov has very poor cardio, but he does possess a well-rounded offensive skill set, and we saw that in that fight. He made some headway on the feet in Round 1 before Ferreira came storming back in the second frame. Abus wisely went back to his grappling game in Round 3, picking up a pair of takedowns before eventually choking Ferreira out with the arm-triangle. Already 34 years old, Magomedov's long-term upside is capped by his age, but he's now 3-2 in his first five UFC bouts and the two setbacks have come against elite competition in Sean Strickland and Caio Borralho.
Magomedov has very poor cardio, but he does possess a well-rounded offensive skill set, and we saw that in that fight. He made some headway on the feet in Round 1 before Ferreira came storming back in the second frame. Abus wisely went back to his grappling game in Round 3, picking up a pair of takedowns before eventually choking Ferreira out with the arm-triangle. Already 34 years old, Magomedov's long-term upside is capped by his age, but he's now 3-2 in his first five UFC bouts and the two setbacks have come against elite competition in Sean Strickland and Caio Borralho.
Next fight scheduled
Magomedov is scheduled to fight fellow middleweight Brunno Ferreira at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 26, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Magomedov's new opponent needed a replacement for the latter's next fight, which was scheduled against Roman Kopylov. Magomedov began his 2024 strong with an easy win over Warlley Alves at UFC Vegas 92.
Magomedov's new opponent needed a replacement for the latter's next fight, which was scheduled against Roman Kopylov. Magomedov began his 2024 strong with an easy win over Warlley Alves at UFC Vegas 92.
Strong showing in easy victory
Magomedov defeated Warlley Alves via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Magomedov has shown plenty of ability in his brief UFC run, but cardio has been a serious problem. It was no such issue in this fight against Alves because he spent nearly the entire bout in a dominant position on the mat. Give Abus credit, he recognized a flaw in his opponent and exploited it to the tune of six takedowns for 11:56 worth of control time. That said, this performance, while impressive, doesn't answer any of our concerns regarding Magomedov moving forward. The 33-year-old improves to 2-2 in his first four UFC bouts.
Magomedov has shown plenty of ability in his brief UFC run, but cardio has been a serious problem. It was no such issue in this fight against Alves because he spent nearly the entire bout in a dominant position on the mat. Give Abus credit, he recognized a flaw in his opponent and exploited it to the tune of six takedowns for 11:56 worth of control time. That said, this performance, while impressive, doesn't answer any of our concerns regarding Magomedov moving forward. The 33-year-old improves to 2-2 in his first four UFC bouts.
Set to face Alves in May
Magomedov will face Warlley Alves in a middleweight bout at UFC Vegas 92 on May 18, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Magomedov has lost his last two events, against Sean Strickland and Caio Borralho, and has absolutely no margin for error if he wants to extend his time with the company. He hasn't won since defeating Dustin Stoltzfus in his UFC debut on Sep. 2022.
Magomedov has lost his last two events, against Sean Strickland and Caio Borralho, and has absolutely no margin for error if he wants to extend his time with the company. He hasn't won since defeating Dustin Stoltzfus in his UFC debut on Sep. 2022.