Rather a lot has been mentioned about how the principle occasion of Saturday’s UFC card ended.
In a middleweight bout, Nassourdine Imavov defeated Jared Cannonier on the prime invoice of UFC on ESPN 57, which passed off at KFC Yum! Heart in Louisville, Ky.
Imavov (14-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) wobbled Cannonier (17-7 MMA, 10-7 UFC) within the fourth spherical of their contest after which proceeded to go for the end. Within the course of, referee Jason Herzog stopped the struggle. Cannonier was damage however nonetheless stood, coated up, and appeared to recuperate. Cannonier complained concerning the stoppage, and so did many on-line.
Imavov thinks the precise name was made.
“It’s the job of the referee to determine if the fighter is ready to maintain going or not,” Imavov advised reporters on the UFC on ESPN 57 post-fight press convention. “He took lots of injury, and he would’ve taken much more if the struggle would’ve continued, so I feel it was the precise choice to cease it.”
Imavov is now on a two-fight profitable streak since his most up-to-date defeat, which got here by the hands of former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland. Imavov want to get that struggle again, and hopes to get matched up with Strickland for the UFC’s anticipated return to Paris in September.
“Sean Strickland is in entrance of me, and we already fought at mild heavyweight, so I want to take my revenge at middleweight.”
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