#Omari Akhmedov

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Rob Wilkinson vs Omari Akhmedov | 2022 PFL Championship

Rob Wilkinson (19-2) was unjustly not allowed to defend his 2022 PFL Light Heavyweight championship in 2023 for the silly reason that his body had more testosterone than an entire high school football team. But after serving his suspension, the Aussie UFC veteran got right back to work (and presumably test). He fought his way through the regular season and is now set to fight in a 4 man elimination playoff for yet another $1 million.

Wilkinson will face off with Dovlet Yagshimuradov (23-7-1) in the co-main event of PFL 8: 2024 Playoffs this Friday (August 16).

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Watching PFL For The First Time

Watching PFL For The First Time

Embed from Getty Images With no MMA on this weekend, I wondered how I would get my MMA fix. Enter the Professional Fighters League World Championship. When I was trying to make my way as an MMA writer and blogger, I would watch as many events as I could. Everything from Aussie promotions, if they were streaming, through to regional US promotions, and of course, I was also watching Strikeforce and…

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'UFC Vegas 6' results: Derrick Lewis vs Aleksei Oleinik, Omari Akhmedov vs Chris Weidman in Nevada

‘UFC Vegas 6’ results: Derrick Lewis vs Aleksei Oleinik, Omari Akhmedov vs Chris Weidman in Nevada

Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship

Title: “UFC Fight Night 174” (“UFC on ESPN+ 32” / “UFC Vegas 6”)

Venue: UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Date: August 8, 2020

Number of bouts: 12

Bout #

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PRELIMINARY CARD 1

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“A damn fine title fight, a unique atmosphere and maybe some 155 lb clarity?” UFC 242

Joey

August 31st, 2019

UFC 242 is....an interesting card. It truthfully feels somewhere firmly between "This is an acceptable PPV" and "This is a pretty good PPV!" which is neither good nor bad. It feels almost like an experiment and a test for Khabib's drawing power without Conor's name attached to it. You've got thirteen fights from Abu Dhabi and most of them are quality fights at either 145 or 155 lbs. Most of them feature Russian fighters in it, making it almost feel like the closest we'll get to a Russian PPV. There's some quality matchmaking, some divisional relevance but outside of the main event there's nothing here you HAVE to see. It just feels like a bunch of solid quality fights with a title unification bout at the top of the bill that you should want to see more than anything else. There's been worse cards, there's been better cards but really this card feels just fine. It's a nice show to kick off the rush to end the 2019 schedule.

Fights: 13

Debuts: Ottman Azaitar, Fares Ziam, Liana Jojua, Lerone Murphy

Fight Changes/Injury Cancellations: 3 (Punahele Soriano vs Adam Yandiev CANCELLED/Magomed Mustafaev OUT, Fares Ziam IN vs Dan Madge/Khalid Taha vs Bruno Silva MOVED)

Headliners (fighters who have either main evented or co-main evented shows in the UFC):  9 (Edson Barboza, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Dustin Poirier, Shamil Abdurakhimov, Paul Felder, Joanne Calderwood, Curtis Blaydes, Zak Cummings, Islam Makhachev)

Fighters On Losing Streaks in the UFC: 1 (Sara Moras)

Fighters On Winning Streaks in the UFC: 10 (Dustin Poirier, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Shamil Abdurakhimov, Islam Makhachev, Mairbek Taisumov, Carlos Diego Ferreia, Davi Ramos, Zak Cummings, Andrea Lee, Omari Akhmedov)

Main Card Record Since Jan 1st 2017 (in the UFC):  35-6

Khabib Nurmagomedov- 3-0 Dustin Poirier- 5-0 Paul Felder- 4-1 Edson Barboza- 2-3 Shamil Abdurakhimov- 3-0 Curtis Blaydes- 5-1 Mairbek Taisumov- 2-0 Carlos Diego Ferreia- 3-0 Islam Makhachev- 4-0 Davi Ramos- 4-1

Fights By Weight Class (yearly number here):

Lightweight- 6 (58) Heavyweight- 1 (25) Welterweight-  2 (51) Middleweight-   1 (30) Women’s Bantamweight- 1 (15) Women’s Flyweight- 1 (29) Featherweight-  1 (42)

Bantamweight- (45) Women’s Strawweight- (22) Flyweight-   (12) Light Heavyweight-  (32) Women’s Featherweight- (7)

2019 Number Tracker

Debuting Fighters (24-47)- Ottman Azaitar, Fares Ziam, Liana Jojua, Lerone Murphy

Short Notice Fighters (24-31)- Fares Ziam

Second Fight (48-23)- Don Madge, Takashi Sato

Cage Corrosion (Fighters who have not fought within a year of the date of the fight) (19-31)-  Teemu Packalen

Undefeated Fighters (29-33)- Khabib Nurmagomedov, Lerone Murphy

Fighters with at least four fights in the UFC with 0 wins over competition still in the organization (10-8)- Omari Akhmedov

Weight Class Jumpers (Fighters competing outside of the weight class of their last fight even if they’re returning BACK to their “normal weight class”) (25-17)-

Twelve Precarious Ponderings

1- The last time the UFC had a show in Abu Dhabi, there was some week of articles about ethical concerns and stadium security. After the UFC had a string of genuinely fair questions about holding an event in China, I wonder if Abu Dhabi will get the same treatment.

2- I don't know if they're still doing it but Dustin Poirier was doing vlogs going into the Khabib fight. In at least one of them, his coach admitted they were toning down the wrestling practices because he was feeling it in his hips. That seems worrisome given that Dustin Poirier will need to do a lot of wrestling.

3- Down the stretch against Max Holloway, Porier struggled with Holloway's jab, body work and consistent pressure. He was able to counteract that with some solid counter wrestling to drag Max down and clinchwork against the fence to stall him up. That can't work vs Khabib barring something unforseen happening. Conversely when Khabib gets tired, he has a decent shot of being able to coast a little bit with a stiff jab and the constant threat of the takedown. On paper, that seems to suggest that rounds 3-5 will be rather challenging for Porier which is why he needs a Dillashaw vs Barao level start IF only to control the pace and tempo of the fight.

4- Khabib has one of the better jabs at 155 lbs but he's also got this crazy flipper punch he turns over really well when at a comfortable range. Porier has struggled early and with right hands.  Just something to remember when the fight goes into the 2nd or 3rd round.

5- Absolutely going to be a flying knee to start at least one of these rounds, right?

6- Islam Makhaechev vs Davi Ramos was at one point considered to be a co-main event which I suppose speaks to what the UFC thinks of Makhachev. To this point he's been a solid nothing special 155 lber; a fantastic wrestler with good cardio who doesn't offer much on the feet but is surprisingly swift on the ground. He's sort of chewed up the bottom half of the lightweight division with wins over dudes like Nik Lentz, Chris Wade, Gleison Tibau and Kajan Johnson.  What makes this fight interesting is Davi Ramos has been pretty solid since entering the UFC and returning to his natural 155 lbs. Ramos is similar to Islam in that if it hits the ground, he's an ultra aggressive finish chaser who will snag limbs and necks with reckless abandon. On the feet, he's not the athlete that Makhachev is but he probably hits harder and seems more adept to stay standing for extended periods of time. This feels like as close to a wrestler vs BJJ guy battle as we've had in quite some time.

7- MAIRBEK TAISUMOV IS BACK! Taisumov has been in limbo since we last saw him at the UFC's Russian debut in September and there's been all sorts of rumors about his availability on shows outside of Russia and Europe. We've gotten three different "he may be in Canada/US" stuff but dude still hasn't fought in North America. Taisumov faces the underrated Carlos Diego Ferreia who will at the very least challenge Mairbek's wrestling and defensive grappling.

8- Shamil Abdurakhimov vs Curtis Blaydes is a fight Blaydes wins 99% of the time and yet I still need to see him give me a reason to believe he can pull this off. Abdurakhimov is not great shakes as an athlete but he's figured out what works and what doesn't work, mixing in more striking into his game. Blaydes' wrestling should be enough to takedown Shamil but if it winds up against the fence, things are going to get real ugly real quick.

9- Muslim Salikhov's run in the UFC has been rather auspicius. He got subbed by Alex Garcia (ALEX GARCIA OF ALL PEOPLE!) and was getting outclassed for the majority of that fight. In his second fight, Salikhov finished Rickey Rainey in relatively short order and then had a messy PED related issue which led to him getting some abbreviated suspension.

10- Omari Akhmedov vs Zak Cummings is the sort of fight I'd book during a fever dream.

11- Takashi Sato vs Belal Muhammad feels like either an interesting step up for Sato or a show off fight for Belal. Sato was signed on short notice to fight Ben Saunders (it was Saunders vs Perry before Mike got bumped up to fight Cowboy Oliveira) and he wiped out Saunders in two rounds. We know Ben's cooked on all levels which waters down Sato's performance but Muhammad will clear up plenty one way or another. Belal at the very least will test the wrestling of Sato and his cardio.

12- Can Joanne Calderwood EVER find her way into the title picture?

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Alex Volkanovski, Ben Askren, Dustin Poirier, Dillon Danis, Stephen Thompson, Frankie Edgar and more UFC Fighters reacts to Chris Weidman defeating Omari Akhmedov via unanimous decision at UFC Vegas 6.

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Debate: Could wins for Derrick Lewis and Chris Weidman lead to title runs?

Debate: Could wins for Derrick Lewis and Chris Weidman lead to title runs?

Derrick Lewis, one of the most popular fighters in the UFC, will take center stage in the Fight Night main event on Saturday as he tries to climb back into the heavyweight title picture at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

But Lewis will be in for a potentially difficult battle — stylistically — against veteran Aleksei Oleinik, 43, who is seeking his 60th career win and has 48 career submission wins.

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Chris Weidman outlasts Omari Akhmedov, takes UD.

That was a....performance. After taking the fight on the mat in the first round, Akhmedov came alive in round two and gave Weidman all the trouble he could. Problem is Akhmedov is also a fighter with a not great gas tank. These two were extremely gassed after a round and a half. Weidman rallied in the third to get the takedown and Akhmedov was too tired to get back up. If you were looking for Weidman of old, it seems really clear he’s gone forever. Man is shot.

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Russia vs USA: Omari Akhmedov, Zak Cummings fight at 'UFC 242' in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Russia vs USA: Omari Akhmedov, Zak Cummings fight at ‘UFC 242’ in Abu Dhabi, UAE

  Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)

Title: “UFC 242”

Venue: The Arena, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Date: September 7, 2019

Countries represented

Fighters

Brazil

Carlos Diego Ferreira

Davi “The Tasmanian Devil” Ramos

Edson “Junior” Barboza

Canada

Nordine Taleb

England

Lerone “The Miracle” Murphy

France

Fares “Smile Killer” Ziam

Georgia

Liana…

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Dagestan's Omari Akhmedov earns 7th UFC win, decisions Zak Cummings at 'UFC 242' in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dagestan’s Omari Akhmedov earns 7th UFC win, decisions Zak Cummings at ‘UFC 242’ in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Zak Cummings, Omari Akhmedov

Omari “Wolverine” Akhmedov, 31, of Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia was one of the winners at “UFC 242.” It was his seventh victory in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Featuring 13 mixed martial arts matches, “UFC 242” took place at The Arena in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on September 7, 2019. In the second event of the evening, Akhmedov faced Zak…

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Omari Akhmedov decisions Ian Heinisch in a pretty fun fight

I have nothing negative to say about that fight. It was basically sorta kinda two big slugs throwing hands and clinching for fifteen minutes. Think of it as your standard middleweight fight I guess.

Ian Heinisch is a weird tale of 185 lbs. He's not really all that athletic, he embodies try hard and most of his best performances involve him rallying back when other dudes get tired. His slopfest style doesn't work against fighters with a strength or cardio advantage and his hands need WORK. The one thing I wish he would do is diversify his level changes and maybe combo takedowns. This feels like two fights in a row where he could've maybe won had he just found a way to do more.

Omari Akhmedov having a run at 185 lbs is sure something. It's probably going to burst soon but so far so fun. Dude's a human sledgehammer.

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Brad Tavares {-175} DEFEATS Omari Akhmedov {+145} via 3 round DECISION on UFC 264. Will Go 3 rounds {-175} & Tavares wins by decision {+145} hits!

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‪Weidman-Akhemedov is a fight that should have happened after Weidman got Rockhold-ed but is coming only after he’s been KOed by the top fighters across two divisions‬.

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