Undefeated Frenchman of Chechen origin Askhabov made his debut in the UFC with a defeat
Undefeated French fighter of Chechen origin Hussein Askhabov made his debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) with a defeat. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
Askhabov faced American Jamall Emmers at UFC Vegas 69. The Frenchman lost by unanimous decision. Thus, he interrupted the streak of 23 consecutive victories, which is the third longest in the history of mixed martial arts. Emmers has 19 wins and 6 losses in his professional career.
Askhabov was born in Grozny, but moved to France in 2012. From 2014 to 2020, he competed in the Ukrainian promotion World Warriors Fighting Championship (WWFC), where he won championship belts in the bantamweight and featherweight divisions.
On February 12, Russian fighter Islam Makhachev defeated Australian Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284 by unanimous decision. He defended the UFC Lightweight Championship for the first time. The Sports Grail reported that the Russian will receive $ 1.192 million for this fight.
Source: Lenta
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