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Magomedov took on Michal Oleksiejczuk in a middleweight matchup at UFC Baku on Saturday. Magomedov dropped Oleksiejczuk with a brutal elbow before choking him out with a guillotine in the opening round.
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Magomedov subsequently for a matchup against Adesanya next. Magomedov accuses Adesanya of “talking s—t” about him in the past. However, Magomedov also admits that he respects Adesanya, having grown up watching the former champion.
‘Now It’s My Time’
“Only one guy, Adesanya,” Magomedov said in a post-fight interview with the UFC. “Back in the day, some conversation, he talked little bit s—t about me. And now it’s time I think. I hope we gonna fight one day. A lot of respect for Adesanya. He was champion, I was growing up with his fights. But now it’s my time.”
Magomedov’s respectful feud with Adesanya could stems from an interview where “The Last Stylebender” couldn’t remember his name while discussing Sean Strickland’s opponents. Magomedov went 1-2 in his first three UFC fights, with losses against Strickland and Caio Borralho. Magomedov then rebounded with a three-fight winning streak, which ended with a submission loss against Joe Pyfer in his last outing. The win over Oleksiejczuk saw Magomedov return to the win column.
Meanwhile, Adesanya is on a four-fight skid and coming off a stoppage loss against Pyfer in his last outing.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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