Sign up for ESPN+ right here, and you can then stream the UFC live on
your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the
ESPN app. Although Abusupiyan
Magomedov did not earn a million dollars when competing for
Professional Fighters League, he did work his
way up to a Ultimate Fighting Championship contract. The Dagestan-born German Magomedov (24-4-1) announced on his
Instagram on
Friday that he has signed with the UFC. In the last five years,
Magomedov has amassed a record of 11-1-1, and the lone defeat came
in a PFL title fight. His opponent has not yet been announced, nor
has his debut date, but he is expected to compete at
middleweight.
“I am happy to announce that I have signed with the UFC,” Magomedov
wrote. “A
big thanks to my management for giving me this opportunity. I am
looking forward to fighting with the best athletes in the world and
I am excited to announce my first UFC Octagon appearance soon.”
“Abus” worked his way up the ranks with a 79 percent stoppage rate,
and has been signed off of a pair of submission victories over
Slavis
Simeunovic in 2019 and Cezary
Kesik in 2020 – the latter under the KSW banner. Throughout his career, Magomedov
has only suffered defeats to opponents that have competed in major
organizations: Andreas
Stahl went on to fight in the UFC, Rafal Moks
served as a longtime KSW staple, Mikkel
Parlo stepped in the Bellator MMA cage many times and Louis
Taylor won his season of the PFL tournament.
The UFD Gym fighter joined the 2018 PFL tournament at 185 pounds,
where he dispatched Danillo
Villefort and Anderson
Goncalves to advance to the playoffs. A tiebreaking draw
against Gasan
Umalatov allowed him to move on, and he beat Sadibou Sy
on the same night to get a spot in the finals. He ultimately fell
short to a hellacious left hand in 33 seconds from Taylor. As the
promotion eliminated middleweight as a weight class for contention,
Magomedov was not invited back to a subsequent season.
