Israel Adesanya vs Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night 250 | Preview & Prediction
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We have a cracker of a main event at UFC Fight Night 250 in Saudi Arabia as Israel Adesanya fights Nassourdine Imavov in the middleweight division with the winner surely in title shot contention
Israel Adesanya vs Nassourdine Imavov Facts
When is UFC Fight Night 250? UK – the preliminary card starts at 2:00pm on Saturday 1st February 2025, followed by the main card at 5:00pm / USA – 9:00am/12:00pm ET and 6:00am/9:00am PT
Where is UFC Fight Night 250? ANB Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Where can I get tickets for UFC Fight Night 250? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC Fight Night 250
What TV channel is UFC Fight Night 250 on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN+
Where can I stream UFC Fight Night 250? UK – TNT Sports subscribers can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and discovery+ / USA – ESPN+ & UFC Fight Pass
For viewers in the United States, UFC Fight Night 250 will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here!
What time are Israel Adesanya and Nassourdine Imavov expected to walk out? Saturday 1st February, 2025, 7:15pm UK / 2:15pm US ET / 11:15am US PT / 9.15pm local
UFC Fight Night 250 Main Card
Israel Adesanya vs Nassourdine Imavov (Middleweight)
Sharabutdin Magomedov vs Michael Page (Middleweight)
Sergei Pavlovich vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik (Heavyweight)
Said Nurmagomedov vs Vinicius Oliveira (Bantamweight)
Fares Ziam vs Mike Davis (Lightweight)
UFC Fight Night 250 Prelims
Muhammad Naimov vs Kaan Ofli (Featherweight)
Shamil Gaziev vs Thomas Peterson (Heavyweight)
Terrance McKinney vs Damir Hadzovic (Lightweight)
Jasmine Jasudavicius vs Mayra Bueno Silva (Women’s Flyweight)
Bogdan Grad vs Lucas Alexander (Featherweight)
Hamdy Abdelwahab vs Jamal Pogues (Heavyweight)
Israel Adesanya: Ex-champ coming off successive losses for first time
Israel Adesanya (24-4) is coming into this fight having lost two fights in a row for the first time in his illustrious career. The Nigerian superstar went down to Sean Strickland and Dricus du Plessis in title fights so he now fights for the first time since 2019 with no belt on the line. It will be interesting to see just how much Adesanya has left in the tank both physically and psychologically for this fight. He has lost three of his last four and it is hard to see where his hunger will come for at this stage of his career.
Nassourdine Imavov: French star riding three-fight win streak
Nassourdine Imavov (15-4 with one no contest) has risen up the middleweight rankings thanks to his three successive wins and he now sits number five in the division. The French star has been in the UFC for a long time but has only really kicked on thanks to wins over highly-fancied Roman Dolidze, Jared Cannonier and Brendan Allen. He now faces his toughest test and this really will test his credentials for a possible run at the title.
Israel Adesanya vs Nassourdine Imavov Prediction
There are plenty of questions around this main event which pitches Israel Adesanya against Nassourdine Imavov and those involve both fighters.
There are serious question marks over Adesanya and how much the legendry middleweight has left in the tank.
As for Imavov, the questions are around just how good he actually is. He has fought some good fighters but this really is the first time he has fought an elite fighter and it will be interesting to see how he goes. He felt short against Sean Strickland in a light heavyweight bout a couple of years ago and it will be interesting to see if he it at his level now; just below the best.
We have to assume that Adesanya is going to be suitably motivated but that is a risk. Assuming he is, then the value lies with him in our opinion. He has fought at such a high level for so long, we favour him to put Imavov in his place and grind the win out either on points or a late stoppage.
Prediction: Israel Adesanya to win
