Top middleweight contender Nassourdine Imavov is staying ready as a backup for the upcoming middleweight title fight between ...

No. 1-ranked contender Nassourdine Imavov will serve as the official backup fighter for Dricus Du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev ...

“That’s a little bit of a false rumor — that whole idea that Chimaev has had to pull out of a bunch of fights,” Sonnen ...

Imavov (16-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC), who's coming off a knockout of former champion Israel Adesanya at UFC Fight Night 250 in February ...

Dricus Du Plessis had an interesting reaction after Nassourdine Imavov was announced as the backup fighter at UFC 319.

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French outlet RMC Sport Combat has reported that Nassourdine Imavov will be the backup fighter for the main event of UFC 319.

Dricus Du Plessis took a dig at Khamzat Chimaev’s history of pulling out after a backup was announced for their upcoming ...

The UFC will have a backup fighter on scene when Dricus Du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev fight for middleweight gold this ...

Dricus Du Plessis mocks Khamzat Chimaev following the announcement of a backup fighter, sparking fresh tension ahead of a potential clash.

Nassourdine Imavov insists Caio Borralho is trying to 'fall forwards' by demanding a fight Imavov believes he'd knock out Borralho, but isn't keen on letting him 'fall forward' and progress his ...

No.1-ranked UFC middleweight Nassourdine Imavov, who recently seemed uninterested in fighting surging contender Caio Borralho, believes that he could knockout Borralho in a potential clash.