Nassourdine Imavov fell quick in his UFC Vegas 67 important occasion conflict with Sean Strickland, and he’s spoken out following the loss.
Imavov and Strickland collided contained in the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 14. This one went the gap and in the long run, Strickland had his hand raised by way of unanimous choice.
After the battle, Imavov took to his Twitter account to situation an announcement, and he took his defeat gracefully.
Désolé tout le monde, je voulais tellement gagner mais il a été meilleur dans ce fight. Félicitations à Sean et son équipe.
Je vais apprendre de ce fight, et revenir plus fort comme à chaque fois. Merci à tous ceux qui nous ont donné de la pressure cette semaine. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/iZVP5mpvsX
— Imavov Nassourdine (@imavov1) January 15, 2023
“Sorry everybody, I needed to win so badly however he was higher on this battle. Congratulations to Sean and his staff. I’ll study from this battle, and are available again stronger as all the time. Thanks to everybody who gave us power this week.”
Imavov was really anticipating to satisfy Kelvin Gastelum, who needed to pull out of the battle on account of an harm. Strickland stepped up as a last-minute alternative.
With the loss, Imavov now sees his three-fight profitable streak snapped. He went into the bout with Strickland having scored victories over Joaquin Buckley, Edmen Shahbazyan, and Ian Heinisch. He’ll now have to return to the drafting board as his professional MMA document falls to 12-4. That is Imavov’s second loss beneath the UFC banner.
Nassourdine Imavov was the quantity 12-ranked UFC middleweight going into the battle. He might stay at that spot, as Strickland holds the quantity 7 spot. The long run will inform what lies forward for Imavov, however as he approaches the age of 28 in March, time is on his facet.
