UFC CEO Dana White just lately confirmed a pair of blockbuster mega-fights for the upcoming UFC Saudi Arabia MMA occasion on Feb. 1 in Riyadh: Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov and Sharabutdin Magomedov vs. Michael Web page, with each contests happening within the middleweight division.
Adesanya opened because the -186 betting favourite in opposition to +144 for Imavov, in keeping with Fan Duel. Equally, Magomedov leads with a -162 line over +126 for Web page. As with most early odds, you may anticipate these numbers to fluctuate — in each instructions — as we get nearer to the occasion, prone to air completely on ESPN+.
Adesanya (24-4) is coming off back-to-back losses to Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis and can compete in his first non-title bout in over 5 years. As for Imavov (15-4, 1 NC), now ranked within the Prime 5 at 185 kilos, he’s seeking to seize his fourth straight win after disposing of Brendan Allen at UFC Paris final September.
Magomedov saved his undefeated file intact and improved to 15-0 after laying waste to Armen Petrosyan as a part of the UFC 308 pay-per-view (PPV) occasion in October, his fourth straight win below the UFC banner. Web page (22-3) is seeking to rebound from his first UFC loss after falling to Irish phenom Ian Garry at UFC 303 again in June.
