Nassourdine Imavov Rallies for Big Win in UFC Paris Co-Main Event

"Russian Sniper" was slightly favored to win the fight when the cage door closed in front of a raucous crowd in Paris, and after spending most of the opening round on his back Imavov rallied to take the next two rounds and secure his third win in a row.

The middleweight co-main event featured as part of a UFC Paris main card that kicked off with back-to-back knockouts from French fighters Fares Ziam and Morgan Charriere, and Imavov kept the Paris crowd on its feet when his performance followed William Gomis' win over Joanderson Brito.

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The win puts Imavov on the short list of potential challengers for UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus Du Plessis after the South African defended his belt against Israel Adesanya at UFC 305, but Dana White and the UFC matchmakers will likely wait until Robert Whittaker and Khamzat Chimaev meet at UFC 308 before deciding on the promotion's next middleweight title bout.

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