Tajik fighter Gafurov learned a new opponent in the UFC

Tajik representative in the main world league UFC Muin Gafurov will hold his second fight in this promotion with a famous Russian athlete

A fighter from Tajikistan, Muin Gafurov, who has 18 victories and 5 defeats, will compete at the UFC 294 tournament, which will take place in Abu Dhabi.

This was reported to Sputnik Tajikistan by those surrounded by the fighter.

Russian Said Nurmagomedov will also come to the championship with 17 wins and 3 losses. It is he who will become Gafurov’s rival.

Competitions among the best fighters within the UFC will take place on October 21.

Already now, a fighter from Tajikistan nicknamed Tajik is actively preparing for his new fight.

Previously, Gafurov was supposed to fight on September 2 at the UFC tournament in Paris, but the fight was canceled due to visa problems.

Note that in 2021, Gafurov met with Canadian Chad Angeliger in the Dana White qualifying series.

If he won, Gafurov could have signed a contract with the UFC as the first athlete from Tajikistan in history, but lost the fight by judges' decision.

In June of this year, he finally received a contract with the organization, leaving on short notice at a tournament in Las Vegas. But there he lost to the American John Castañeda.

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Muin Gafurov began his professional activity in 2013. Over 10 years, he fought 23 fights. Previously, the athlete participated in tournaments of the ACA, ONE FC, ADW leagues.

In 2013, he won the 19th World Combat Sambo Championship in Moscow in the 62 kg weight category. Abzala Abildashev from Kazakhstan won the final match.

source: tj.sputniknews.ru