Recently, Nassourdine Imavov issued a statement regarding his discussion with the UFC and his upcoming bout. Imavov, who currently holds the number two spot on the middleweight chart and has been undefeated in his last six outings, boasts wins over Joaquin Buckley, Caio Borralho, Israel Adesanya, and Brendan Allen, among others.
Recently, the UFC announced the first two numbered events of 2026 on Paramount+. UFC 324 will be headlined by Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett, and UFC 325 will be headlined by Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes.
‘The Sniper’ is not coming back in the first quarter of 2026, and about that, he told fans:
“Had a good conversation with UFC, I told them, Title shot only!