Nassourdine Imavovβs 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
β UFC (@ufc) February 1, 2025
Main Event Material
@StyleBender | @Imavov1 | #UFCSaudiArabia
[ @RiyadhSeason | #RiyadhSeason ] pic.twitter.com/H4miLi3yD1
β UFC (@ufc) February 1, 2025
Making the walk to the Octagon
[ @RiyadhSeason | #RiyadhSeason ] pic.twitter.com/yjL9eH2yTT
β UFC (@ufc) February 1, 2025
AquΓ viene el ex-campeΓ³n @stylebender en la esquina
#UFCSaudiArabia @RiyadhSeason| #RiyadhSeason pic.twitter.com/dPrvrx1DJ8
β UFC EspaΓ±ol (@UFCEspanol) February 1, 2025
Letβs go Izzy #UFCSaudiArabia pic.twitter.com/CzIqCTH2LU
β Alex “Poatan” Pereira (@AlexPereiraUFC) February 1, 2025
Letβs do this #UFCSaudiArabia
Israel Adesanya vs Nassourdine Imavov goes down π₯ππππ§ π‘π’πͺ!@RiyadhSeason | #RiyadhSeason pic.twitter.com/bkIdItReTa
β UFC_AUSNZ (@UFC_AUSNZ) February 1, 2025
Some great takedown defense by Izzy so far. Impressive.
β Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) February 1, 2025
Izzy looks yolked
β Matt βThe SteamrollaβFrevola (@SteamRollaa) February 1, 2025
Imavov did his homework for sure. Decent round one from him. Izzyβs counter wrestling looked sharp too. #UFCSaudiArabia
β Jason Mayhem Miller (@mayhemmiller) February 1, 2025
10-9 Adesanya after R1
Imavov had moments, but a clear round for Adesanya
β Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) February 1, 2025
Wow. Nassourdine Imavov TKOs Israel Adesanya. #UFCSaudiArabia pic.twitter.com/b0NqzillI9
β Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) February 1, 2025
Wooow
β Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) February 1, 2025
Unbelievable #UFCSaudiArabia
β 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
β UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) February 1, 2025
Maaan Imavovβs right hand is nice! What a performance. Bummed for Izzy for sure. What a legend! #UFCSaudiArabia
β Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) February 1, 2025
#UFCSaudiArabia results: Nassourdine Imavov (@Imavov1) def. Israel Adesanya via knockout (punches) β Round 2, 0:30
Full coverage: https://t.co/z5eNthduUG pic.twitter.com/knKfGK8IAK
β MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) February 1, 2025
Imavov only 29 is crazy bruh the skyβs the limit Izzy will be back
β Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) February 1, 2025
Just wow @imavov1 my congratulations
what a performance
β khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) February 1, 2025
Ugh hate to see Izzy lose back to back
β Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) February 1, 2025
Thank God Nasssourdine Imavov acknowledged the repeated mispronunciation of his surname. Unacceptable.
β Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) February 1, 2025
Congratulations ΠΡΠΌΡΠΊ
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β Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev) February 1, 2025
STATEMENT MADE
#UFCSaudiArabia
Take a bow, @Imavov1
β UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) February 1, 2025
Fight legend GSP reacts to the #UFCSaudiArabia main event
@RiyadhSeason | #RiyadhSeason pic.twitter.com/9bE6B1dDxw
β UFC_AUSNZ (@UFC_AUSNZ) February 1, 2025
Only chance for adesanya to win a fight is to fight me lol
β Marvin Vettori (@MarvinVettori) February 1, 2025
Leading up to this fight, I saw EVERYBODY posting about how Imavov would be no match for Izzyβ¦ This is the fight game. It doesn’t always matter who’s technically better..
It matters who’s gonna be better in the fightβ¦ Imavo was better when it mattered. #UFCSaudiArabia
β Corey ‘Overtime’ Anderson (@CoreyA_MMA) February 1, 2025
Izzy still the man ! Head up champ
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V E R A (@chitoveraUFC) February 1, 2025
Unforgiving sport. Champ one day, champ forever. @stylebender, we love you, man, and will always stand by your side.
Congrats to @imavov1 for his amazing performance.#wakanda4ever pic.twitter.com/8aHN54Vmiu
β Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) February 1, 2025
