Chechen MMA fighter gets 23-0 undefeated streak broken on UFC debut

Khusein Askhabov made his UFC debut on February 18. He competed at UFC Vegas 69, wwhich took place at the UFC Apex Facility in Paradise, Nevada and was headlined by a flyweight bout between Jessica Andrade and Erin Blanchfield.Askhabov went up against Jamall Emmers in a featherweight contest in the prelims of the fight card. Coming into the fight, the Chechen was an undefeated athlete with a professional record of 23-0. Askhabov has scored 16 of those victories via finishes (six by submission and ten by knockout).Spinnin Backfist@SpinninBackfistKhusein Askhabov makes his UFC debut tomorrow. He’s 23-0 against light competition. He also has 4 million followers on Instagram. That would put him as the 9th most followed current fighter in the UFC.193853Khusein Askhabov makes his UFC debut tomorrow. He’s 23-0 against light competition. He also has 4 million followers on Instagram. That would put him as the 9th most followed current fighter in the UFC. https://t.co/25kdz799B6Emmers, on the other hand, lost his last fight via first-round submission in August 2021.UFC News@UFCNews#UFCVegas69 Official Result: Jamall Emmers (30-27, 30-27, 30-27 | @PrettyBoyEmmers) defeats Khusein Askhabov by Unanimous Decision.All Fight Results : ufc.ac/3xuncMX194#UFCVegas69 Official Result: Jamall Emmers (30-27, 30-27, 30-27 | @PrettyBoyEmmers) defeats Khusein Askhabov by Unanimous Decision.All Fight Results ➡️: ufc.ac/3xuncMXThe night did not go well for Askhabov as he was outclassed by his opponent for the majority of the contest. The fight went the full fifteen minutes and Emmers broke the 28-year-old's undefeated streak with a unanimous decision victory. All three judges scored the bout 30-27 in favor of 'Prettyboy'.In his post-fight octagon interview with Paul Felder, Emmers got a little emotional and gave a motivating speech. The 33-year-old also expressed interest in competing on the UFC 287 card that is expected to take place in Miami, Florida.&quot;Words can't describe it. I just went through a lot. Life kicked my b*tt, taught me some lessons. This fight was just 15 minutes. I gave all 15 minutes I have but outside of the cage, I had to fight every day. So, these 15 minutes were heaven to me... I wanna fight back in Miami, in my hometown. So, you know, Sean Shellby... let me get on that.&quot;Watch the full post-fight octagon interview below:Twitter reacts to Khusein Askhabov's loss at UFC Vegas 69MMA fans on Twitter had a lot of opinions on Chechen fighter Khusein Askhabov's fight on February 18.Twitter users did not hesitate to let their thoughts be known about 'Nohcho's loss. One person poked fun at Askhabov, questioning the legitimacy of his 23-fight winning streak.&quot;Congrats to Khusein Askhabov on going 0-1 in MMA, fighting his first REAL opponent. I don’t count those first 23 personally.&quot;DFS By The Numbers@dfs_numbersCongrats to Khusein Askhabov on going 0-1 in MMA, fighting his first REAL opponent.I don’t count those first 23 personally52Congrats to Khusein Askhabov on going 0-1 in MMA, fighting his first REAL opponent.I don’t count those first 23 personallyAnother individual suggested that the jump in the level of competition may have proved to be too much for the 28-year-old.Super Fan🇮🇪@McGregorRouseyKhusein Askhabov when he’s not fighting a bicycle mechanic from his hometown for the first time in his career:74525Khusein Askhabov when he’s not fighting a bicycle mechanic from his hometown for the first time in his career: https://t.co/AulzoRcD7aA few more tweets on Askhabov's loss can be seen below:Conner Burks@connerburksme looking back over khusein askhabov's 23-0 record29820me looking back over khusein askhabov's 23-0 record https://t.co/LsTiNlhaa1Le Colisée 🏛 #UFCVegas69@LeColisee_offKhusein Askhabov 23V-1D Fin du tweet.#UFCVegas698011Khusein Askhabov 23V-1D ❌Fin du tweet.#UFCVegas69 https://t.co/My1r7CLAdfBen Thomas@Benfthomas_10Khusein Askhabov making his UFC debut and fighting legitimate competition for the very first time..#UFCVegas69163Khusein Askhabov making his UFC debut and fighting legitimate competition for the very first time..#UFCVegas69 https://t.co/n0ZLCDAgLQLinkedIn Covington@nerdsnfilthyaniWosso telling us how Khusein Askhabov was the next big thing 192Wosso telling us how Khusein Askhabov was the next big thing 😭😂😂https://t.co/DqAzd7UdKzKevin Thang@Skip2MyJays23-0 coming off a 3 year layoff, Khusein Askhabov was one of the fighters to watch on this card. Not too impressive. Jamall Emmers outclassed him everywhere. #UFCVegas69423-0 coming off a 3 year layoff, Khusein Askhabov was one of the fighters to watch on this card. Not too impressive. Jamall Emmers outclassed him everywhere. #UFCVegas69 https://t.co/2E0B0l6ga7

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