{{Short description|2025 mixed martial event in Saudi Arabia}} {{Infobox MMA event |name= UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov |image= UFC Saudi Arabia.jpg |promotion= Ultimate Fighting Championship |date= {{start date|2025|2|1}} |venue= anb Arena |city= Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |attendance= Not announced<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-250-post-event-facts-israel-adesanya-career-uncharted-territory|title=UFC Fight Night 250 post-event facts: Israel Adesanya's career hits uncharted territory|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Mike Bohn|date=2025-02-02|access-date=2025-02-03}}</ref> |gate= |previousevent= UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano |followingevent= UFC 312: du Plessis vs Strickland 2 }}
'''''UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov''''' (also known as '''''UFC Fight Night 250''''' and '''''UFC on ESPN+ 108''''') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 1, 2025, at the anb Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<ref name="Riyadh">{{Cite web|url=https://www.saudimoments.com/a-professional-slapfighting-competition-is-coming-to-riyadh-682883.html|title=A professional slap-fighting contest heads to Riyadh Season|publisher=saudimoments.com|author=Staff|date=2024-09-12|access-date=2024-09-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-announces-2025-schedule-new-events-location-dates|title=UFC announces 2025 schedule including slew of new events|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Nolan King|date=2024-11-16|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
==Background== The event marked the promotion's second visit to Riyadh and first since UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov in June 2024.<ref name="Riyadh"/>
A middleweight bout between former two-time UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya and Nassourdine Imavov headlined this event.<ref name="main">{{Cite news|url=https://von.gov.ng/adesanya-vs-imavov-headlines-ufc-riyadh-event/|title=Adesanya vs. Imavov headlines UFC Riyadh event|author=Samuel Chimezie Isaiah|date=2024-11-21|access-date=2024-11-27|archive-date=2024-11-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241128101136/https://von.gov.ng/adesanya-vs-imavov-headlines-ufc-riyadh-event/|url-status=dead|newspaper=Voice of Nigeria}}</ref>
A middleweight bout between Ikram Aliskerov and André Muniz was expected to take place at the event.<ref name="bout">{{Cite web|url=https://mma.bg/novini/mma-novini/ikram-aliskerov-sreshtu-andre-munis-prez-fevruari-v-sauditska-arabia#|title=Ikram Aliskerov vs. Andre Munis in February in Saudi Arabia|publisher=mma.bg|author=Staff|date=2024-10-25|access-date=2024-10-27}} {{in lang|bg}}</ref> The pair was originally scheduled to compete at UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira in June 2024, but Muniz withdrew from the bout after he suffered a foot fracture.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Guilherme Cruz|date=2024-05-30|title=Andre Muniz injured, out of UFC Vegas 93 fight with Ikram Aliskerov|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2024/5/30/24168085/andre-muniz-injured-ufc-vegas-93-fight-ikram-aliskerov|access-date=2024-05-30|publisher=mmafighting.com}}</ref> In turn, the bout was cancelled once again and was rescheduled for UFC on ESPN: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. as Muniz and his team had visa issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2025/01/ufc-saudi-arabia-fight-card-cancellation-andre-muniz-vs-ikram-aliskerov|title=UFC Fight Night 250 loses main card fight over passport issues|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Nolan King|date=2025-01-26|access-date=2025-01-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telecomasia.net/news/mma/ufc-middleweight-aliskerov-i-have-a-fight-with-muniz-on-april-26/|title=UFC Middleweight Aliskerov: I Have a Fight with Muniz on April 26|publisher=telecomasia.net|author=Marina Magomedova|date=2025-02-02|access-date=2025-02-02}}</ref>
A lightweight bout between Jordan Leavitt and Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady was scheduled for this event.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Damon Martin|date=2024-12-23|title=UFC Saudi Arabia full fight card revealed with Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov in main event|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2024/12/23/24328161/ufc-saudi-arabia-full-fight-card-revealed-with-israel-adesanya-vs-nassourdine-imavov-in-main-event|access-date=2025-01-10|publisher=mmafighting.com}}</ref> However, Leavitt withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Bolaji Oki.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2025-01-10|title=Bolaji Oki replaces Jordan Leavitt at UFC Saudi Arabia vs. Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2025/01/ufc-news-bolaji-oki-vs-abdul-kareem-al-selwady-jordan-leavitt|access-date=2025-01-10|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Nolan King and Farah Hannoun}}</ref> In turn, one week prior to the event, Oki withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons, so the bout was subsequently cancelled.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2025/01/ufc-saudi-arabia-fight-card-abdul-kareem-alselwady-vs-bolaji-oki|title=UFC Saudi Arabia loses another fight days prior to event|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Nolan King|date=2025-01-27|access-date=2025-01-27}}</ref>
A lightweight rematch between former KSW Lightweight and Featherweight Champion Mateusz Gamrot and Rafael Fiziev was reportedly linked to this event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmamania.com/2024/12/12/24319942/report-mateusz-gamrot-and-rafael-fiziev-run-it-back-at-ufc-saudi-arabia-in-2025|title=Report: Mateusz Gamrot and Rafael Fiziev run it back at UFC Saudi Arabia in 2025|publisher=mmamania.com|author=Alexander Behunin|date=2024-12-12|access-date=2024-12-12|archive-date=2024-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213140347/https://www.mmamania.com/2024/12/12/24319942/report-mateusz-gamrot-and-rafael-fiziev-run-it-back-at-ufc-saudi-arabia-in-2025|url-status=dead}}</ref> They previously headlined UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot in September 2023, where Gamrot won due to an injury.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cagesidepress.com/2023/09/23/ufc-vegas-79-rafael-fiziev-vs-mateusz-gamrot/|title=Rafael Fiziev knee injury ends UFC Vegas 79 main event early, Mateusz Gamrot awarded TKO victory|publisher=cagesidepress.com|author=Jay Anderson|date=2023-09-23|access-date=2023-09-24}}</ref> However, the bout was never officially scheduled for the card.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianmazique/2025/01/24/ufc-legend-and-future-hall-of-famer-has-signed-with-new-promotion/|title=UFC legend and future hall-of-famer has signed with new promotion|publisher=forbes.com|author=Brian Mazique|date=2025-01-24|access-date=2025-01-24}}</ref>
At the weigh-ins, Lucas Alexander weighed in at 148.5 pounds, two and a half pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight with Alexander forfeiting 30% of his purse which went to his opponent Bogdan Grad.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2025-01-31|title=UFC Fight Night 250 weigh-in results: Adesanya vs. Imavov card official with one miss on prelims|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2025/01/ufc-fight-night-saudi-arabia-adesanya-imavov-weigh-in-results|access-date=2025-01-31|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Staff}}</ref>
==Results== {{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Main card (ESPN+)}} {{MMAevent bout |Middleweight |Nassourdine Imavov |def. |Israel Adesanya |TKO (punches) |2 |0:30 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Middleweight |Michael Page |def. |Sharabutdin Magomedov |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Heavyweight |Sergei Pavlovich |def. |Jairzinho Rozenstruik |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Bantamweight |Vinicius Oliveira |def. |Said Nurmagomedov |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Lightweight |Farès Ziam |def. |Mike Davis |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent card|Preliminary card (ESPN+)|header=no}} {{MMAevent bout |Featherweight |Muhammad Naimov |def. |Kaan Ofli |Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Heavyweight |Shamil Gaziev |def. |Thomas Petersen |TKO (punch) |1 |3:12 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Lightweight |Terrance McKinney |def. |Damir Hadžović |TKO (punches) |1 |2:01 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Women's Flyweight |Jasmine Jasudavicius |def. |Mayra Bueno Silva |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Catchweight (148.5 lb) |Bogdan Grad |def. |Lucas Alexander |TKO (elbows and punches) |2 |4:22 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Heavyweight |Hamdy Abdelwahab |def. |Jamal Pogues |Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent end|notes=yes}} <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-fight-night-february-01-2025|title=UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov|publisher=Ultimate Fighting Championship|access-date=2024-12-14}}</ref>
== Bonus awards == The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmamania.com/2025/2/1/24356552/official-bonuses-winners-ufc-saudi-arabia-results-espn-imavov-oliveira-grad|title=Bonuses! Nassourdine Imavov leads $50K winners after stopping 'Last Stylebender' - UFC Saudi Arabia|publisher=mmamania.com|author=Dan Hiergesell|date=2025-02-01|access-date=2025-02-01}}</ref> *'''Fight of the Night: Vinicius Oliveira vs. Said Nurmagomedov''' *'''Performance of the Night: Nassourdine Imavov''' and '''Bogdan Grad'''
== See also == {{Portal|Martial Arts}} *2025 in UFC *List of current UFC fighters *List of UFC events *Riyadh Season
== References == {{reflist}}
{{UFC Events}} {{2025 in mixed martial arts}}
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