Nassourdine Imavov’s title trajectory moved forward in a big way Saturday when he defeated former champion Israel Adesanya in the UFC Fight Night 250 main event.
Imavov (16-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) extended his winning streak to four with a signature name on his resume in former titleholder Adesanya (24-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) courtesy of a second-round knockout victory in the headlining bout at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Imavov beating Adesanya at UFC Fight Night 250.
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The #UFCSaudiArabia main event has arrived!
Main Card is LIVE NOW on @ESPNPlus
[ @RiyadhSeason | #RiyadhSeason ] pic.twitter.com/mzYVLqfvbT
— UFC (@ufc) February 1, 2025
Main Event Material
@StyleBender | @Imavov1 | #UFCSaudiArabia
[ @RiyadhSeason | #RiyadhSeason ] pic.twitter.com/H4miLi3yD1
— UFC (@ufc) February 1, 2025
Making the walk to the Octagon
[ @RiyadhSeason | #RiyadhSeason ] pic.twitter.com/yjL9eH2yTT
— UFC (@ufc) February 1, 2025
Aquí viene el ex-campeón @stylebender en la esquina
#UFCSaudiArabia @RiyadhSeason| #RiyadhSeason pic.twitter.com/dPrvrx1DJ8
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) February 1, 2025
Let’s go Izzy #UFCSaudiArabia pic.twitter.com/CzIqCTH2LU
— Alex “Poatan” Pereira (@AlexPereiraUFC) February 1, 2025
Let’s do this #UFCSaudiArabia
Israel Adesanya vs Nassourdine Imavov goes down 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗪!@RiyadhSeason | #RiyadhSeason pic.twitter.com/bkIdItReTa
— UFC_AUSNZ (@UFC_AUSNZ) February 1, 2025
Some great takedown defense by Izzy so far. Impressive.
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) February 1, 2025
Izzy looks yolked
— Matt “The Steamrolla”Frevola (@SteamRollaa) February 1, 2025
Imavov did his homework for sure. Decent round one from him. Izzy’s counter wrestling looked sharp too. #UFCSaudiArabia
— Jason Mayhem Miller (@mayhemmiller) February 1, 2025
10-9 Adesanya after R1
Imavov had moments, but a clear round for Adesanya
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) February 1, 2025
Wow. Nassourdine Imavov TKOs Israel Adesanya. #UFCSaudiArabia pic.twitter.com/b0NqzillI9
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) February 1, 2025
Wooow
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) February 1, 2025
Unbelievable #UFCSaudiArabia
— Renato Moicano (@moicanoufc) February 1, 2025
IT”S OVER
#UFCSaudiArabia
Nassourdine Imavov KNOCKS OUT Israel Adesanya in round two!#RiyadhSeason | @RiyadhSeason pic.twitter.com/Gj7U2mSZvH
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) February 1, 2025
Maaan Imavov’s right hand is nice! What a performance. Bummed for Izzy for sure. What a legend! #UFCSaudiArabia
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) February 1, 2025
#UFCSaudiArabia results: Nassourdine Imavov (@Imavov1) def. Israel Adesanya via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 0:30
Full coverage: https://t.co/z5eNthduUG pic.twitter.com/knKfGK8IAK
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) February 1, 2025
Imavov only 29 is crazy bruh the sky’s the limit Izzy will be back
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) February 1, 2025
Just wow @imavov1 my congratulations
what a performance
— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) February 1, 2025
Ugh hate to see Izzy lose back to back
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) February 1, 2025
Thank God Nasssourdine Imavov acknowledged the repeated mispronunciation of his surname. Unacceptable.
— Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) February 1, 2025
Congratulations Кумык
🫷
— Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev) February 1, 2025
STATEMENT MADE
#UFCSaudiArabia
Take a bow, @Imavov1
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) February 1, 2025
Fight legend GSP reacts to the #UFCSaudiArabia main event
@RiyadhSeason | #RiyadhSeason pic.twitter.com/9bE6B1dDxw
— UFC_AUSNZ (@UFC_AUSNZ) February 1, 2025
Only chance for adesanya to win a fight is to fight me lol
— Marvin Vettori (@MarvinVettori) February 1, 2025
Leading up to this fight, I saw EVERYBODY posting about how Imavov would be no match for Izzy… This is the fight game. It doesn’t always matter who’s technically better..
It matters who’s gonna be better in the fight… Imavo was better when it mattered. #UFCSaudiArabia
— Corey ‘Overtime’ Anderson (@CoreyA_MMA) February 1, 2025
This news first appeared on MMA Junkie. Read the original article.
