Makhmud Muradov
Mach
Uzbekistan
Out
Injury Undisclosed
Est. Return 8/1/2025
Drops out of fight
Muradov (undisclosed) has dropped out of his fight against Michel Pereira at UFC 301 on May 4, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Muradov his withdrawn from his matchup with Michel Periera due to undisclosed reasons one month ahead of their scheduled bout. It is unclear what is bothering the 34-year-old fighter or when he plans to get back in the ring.
Muradov his withdrawn from his matchup with Michel Periera due to undisclosed reasons one month ahead of their scheduled bout. It is unclear what is bothering the 34-year-old fighter or when he plans to get back in the ring.
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Will take on Michel Pereira
Muradov will face Michel Pereira in a middleweight bout at UFC 301 in Brazil on May 4, Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Muradov will hope this fight lasts longer than the previous one, as his most recent bout against Aliaskhab Khizriev ended as a no-contest just 0:11 into Round 1 due to an accidental eye poke. Muradov did win his most recent completed fight, topping Bryan Baraberena via unanimous decision in July 2023, but facing Pereira is a different level of competition.
Muradov will hope this fight lasts longer than the previous one, as his most recent bout against Aliaskhab Khizriev ended as a no-contest just 0:11 into Round 1 due to an accidental eye poke. Muradov did win his most recent completed fight, topping Bryan Baraberena via unanimous decision in July 2023, but facing Pereira is a different level of competition.
Eye poke leads to no contest
Muradov and Aliaskhab Khizriev fought to a no contest (accidental eye poke) at 0:11 of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
There's not much to break down regarding this one. Muradov absorbed an accidental eye poke from Khizriev just seconds into the bout, and it was quite clear from the moment the blow landed that he wouldn't be continuing. Perhaps the UFC will looks to re-book these two at some point in the near future.
There's not much to break down regarding this one. Muradov absorbed an accidental eye poke from Khizriev just seconds into the bout, and it was quite clear from the moment the blow landed that he wouldn't be continuing. Perhaps the UFC will looks to re-book these two at some point in the near future.
Khizriev next up
Muradov will compete against Aliaskhab Khizriev in a middleweight fight at the UFC's Feb. 3 event, according to Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Muradov will try to improve his winning streak to two fights with a win over Khizriev. Though the latter has not fought in nearly two years, he is undefeated in overall competition (14-0) and began his UFC career by defeating Denis Tiuliulin via submission.
Muradov will try to improve his winning streak to two fights with a win over Khizriev. Though the latter has not fought in nearly two years, he is undefeated in overall competition (14-0) and began his UFC career by defeating Denis Tiuliulin via submission.
Easily breaks brief losing streak
Muradov defeated Bryan Barberena via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in London.
ANALYSIS
This was about as lopsided a three-round fight as you will ever see. Blessed with physical gifts Barberena couldn't come close to matching, Muradov fired off a whopping 16 takedown attempts, landing 13 of them. When he got tired of dragging his opponent to the mat, Muradov landed huge knockdowns in each of the final two frames. Perhaps the most encouraging thing of all was the fact Muradov showed no signs of slowing down in the latter stages of the fight. Muradov began his UFC run with three straight wins before dropping back-to-back fights to Caio Borralho and Gerald Meerschaert. He was in desperate need of a bounce-back performance here, and he delivered in a major way.
This was about as lopsided a three-round fight as you will ever see. Blessed with physical gifts Barberena couldn't come close to matching, Muradov fired off a whopping 16 takedown attempts, landing 13 of them. When he got tired of dragging his opponent to the mat, Muradov landed huge knockdowns in each of the final two frames. Perhaps the most encouraging thing of all was the fact Muradov showed no signs of slowing down in the latter stages of the fight. Muradov began his UFC run with three straight wins before dropping back-to-back fights to Caio Borralho and Gerald Meerschaert. He was in desperate need of a bounce-back performance here, and he delivered in a major way.
Fight scheduled
Muradov (hand) will fight Bryan Barberena at UFC London in a middleweight bout on July 22, according to Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Muradov will be in action less than five months after undergoing surgery that forced the cancellation of a bout scheduled against Abusupiyan Magomedov. Barberena is also fighting off back-to-back losses, so at least one middleweight has a chance to redeem himself.
Muradov will be in action less than five months after undergoing surgery that forced the cancellation of a bout scheduled against Abusupiyan Magomedov. Barberena is also fighting off back-to-back losses, so at least one middleweight has a chance to redeem himself.