Tonight’s UFC Vegas 85 event was headlined by a middleweight bout between Roman Dolidze and Nassourdine Imavov.
Dolidze (12-3 MMA) had entered tonight’s main event looking to rebound, this after suffering a controversial decision loss to Marvin Vettori in his most previous effort ten months ago. Prior to that setback, ‘The Caucasian’ had put together a four-fight winning streak, which included knockout victories over Kyle Daukaus, Phil Hawes and Jack Hermansson.
Meanwhile, Nassourdine Imavov (13-4 MMA) had most previously competed at June’s UFC 289 event in Vancouver, where his fight with Chris Curtis ended a no-contest after an accidental clash of heads rendered ‘The Action Man’ unable to continue. Prior to that, the Frenchman was coming off a unanimous decision loss to former middleweight champion Sean Strickland.
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 85 main event proved to be a hard-fought 25-minute affair. Nassourdine Imavov was able to utilize his speed and quickness to get the better of Roman Dolidze in the standup for the majority of the five-round contest. Although the Georgian fighter was able to find some success in the clinch, it was not nearly enough to earn him the victory on Saturday night. Instead, it was Imavov who walked away with a pretty clear-cut decision victory.
Official UFC Vegas 85 Results: Nassourdine Imavov def. Roman Dolidze by majority decision (49-44, 47-47, 48-46)
Check out how the pros reacted to ‘Dolidze vs. Imavov’ below:
Lets go Roman!!
— Jamahal Hill (@JamahalH) February 4, 2024
I think we need more Moicano after that interview.
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) February 4, 2024
Shout out to Herb Dean for not calling that fight too early and givin Dolidze a chance
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) February 4, 2024
That was a hell of a lot of punches! #UFCVegas85
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) February 4, 2024
https://twitter.com/funkmasterMMA/status/1753970308187672814
Dolidze is tough!
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) February 4, 2024
Landing a spinning back kick, that tired, is pretty impressive
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) February 4, 2024
Idk what to even call that. Wow.
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) February 4, 2024
This is why we get rid of this rule all together!
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) February 4, 2024
— bjpenndotcom (@bjpenndotcom) February 4, 2024
Why didn’t he do this from RD 1 or 2! Lol he’s so crafty on the ground!
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) February 4, 2024
Chris Curtis might have successfully got in Imavov’s head during the break
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) February 4, 2024
Post-fight reactions to Nassourdine Imavov defeating Roman Dolidze at UFC Vegas 85:
But point reduction 🤔
— Movsar Evloev (@MovsarUFC) February 4, 2024
#UFCVegas85 Official Scorecards: Roman Dolidze vs Nassourdine Imavov (@Imavov1)
See every scorecard here ➡️: https://t.co/XVU7gRtHdg pic.twitter.com/2g0I4VvjQf
— UFC News (@UFCNews) February 4, 2024
Who would you like to see Nassourdine Imavov fight next following his decision victory over Roman Dolidze this evening in Sin City?
