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The UFC is getting ready to travel to the Middle East for UFC Saudi Arabia: Adesanya vs Imavov. The event is set to take place at ANB Arena in Riyadh on February 1st.
In the main event, Israel Adesanya will take on Nassourdine Imavov while Sharabutdin Magomedov will fight Michael Page in the co-main event. The event lost one of its main-card matchups with Andre Muniz vs Ikram Aliskerov being canceled due to unforeseen passport issues for the Brazilian.
Reacting to the post announcing the news, many fans dropped their reactions. One of them wrote:
"Damn I was looking forward to that one"
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Here are some other fan reactions:
"Oh this sucks, Muniz was my underdog favorite to be the only one to beat an -OV in Saudi."
"OHHHHHHHHHH @Trailblaze2top, HERE’S YOUR CHANCE!!"
Check out the collage of fan reactions to the post below:
Muniz started his UFC career with five straight wins but lost consecutive fights against Brendan Allen and Paul Craig. In his recent outing, he won a close split decision against Park Jun-Yong.
Meanwhile, Aliskerov has fought inside the UFC octagon three times, winning two of those. His recent matchup was a short-notice fight against former champion Robert Whittaker, who finished the Russian in the first round.
"He’ll be very bloodied up": Michael 'Venom' Page predicts matchup with Shara Magomedov at UFC Saudi Arabia
Michael 'Venom' Page recently made an appearance on Believe You Me ahead of his fight at UFC Saudi Arabia against Shara Magomedov. 'MVP' was asked about his fight plan by Michael Bisping, and Page asserted the Russian would be confident in his striking. He also explained that if Magomedov's striking failed, he'd try to wrestle, which would result in a bloody affair:
“I think he will be a lot more stubborn in believing in his ability. So, I think I’d definitely be landing some crazy shots if he decides to go for a takedown, because like I said, I think he, in his mind, he believes he’s the best when it comes to the striking game.
"So, it will take a few knocks before he decides to change that, and maybe it might be too little too late. I think he’ll be very bloodied up if he is going for a takedown.”
Check out Michael 'Venom' Page's comments below (59:02):
