Bekzat Almakhan

Kazakhstan

Overwhelmed in UFC debut
BantamweightUFC
March 2, 2024
Almakhan lost to Umar Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision (25-30, 26-30, 26-30) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
This ended up being a rout, but Almakhan was responsible for the biggest moment of the fight, a Round 1 knockdown which had Nurmagomedov, a -1400 favorite, in all sorts of trouble. Unfortunately for Bekzar, Umar was able to grab ahold of a leg afterwards, and Bekzar generated zero offense the rest of the way. Seriously. He landed just five total strikes. It's difficult to get a long-term read on Almakhan here. He accepted this fight just a few weeks ago and was going up against the guy many feel is the best bantamweight in the world. Sure, Nurmagomedov's wrestling overwhelmed him, but no 135-pounder on the UFC roster can grapple like, or with Umar. We should get a better gage on Almakhan's future potential after his next fight.
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Tough challenge for UFC debut
BantamweightUFC
February 13, 2024
Almakhan is scheduled to compete against Umar Nurmagomedov in a bantamweight fight at UFC Vegas 87 on March 2, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Upon signing with the UFC, Almakhan is tasked with competing against an undefeated Nurmagomedov, who was previously slated to fight a top-five bantamweight before undergoing shoulder surgery. The promotion seems high on him already, and there may be good reason as to why. He signed with the UFC after going 17-1 with 15 finishes, 13 of them KO/TKOs. A win over Nurmagomedov would undeniably solidify Almakhan as an immediate threat in the UFC's bantamweight division.