Nassourdine Imavov thinks Brendan Allen is in no place to be making so many calls for.
Imavov (14-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) takes on Allen (24-5 MMA, 12-2 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC Combat Evening 243 (ESPN+) middleweight co-main occasion at Accor Enviornment in Paris. Allen initially stated he wouldn’t fly to enemy territory to battle Imavov until it’s a predominant occasion. He then accused Imavov of declining a five-round battle. Imavov is confused by Allen’s stipulations and stated 5 rounds was by no means on the desk.
“He wished plenty of issues, nevertheless it doesn’t matter,” Imavov instructed reporters by means of an interpreter at Wednesday’s UFC Combat Evening 243 media day (h/t La Sueur). “He’s behind me. He doesn’t have hype. I’ve extra hype than him, I’m higher ranked than him. So, he has nothing to assert for.
“He’s coming to my metropolis. The contract that the UFC despatched was three rounds, and I’m not afraid of 5 rounds. If you happen to see, my final battle in opposition to Jared was initially a three-round battle after which they got here again to me two weeks earlier than the battle to ask me to take a five-round predominant occasion, and it was no drawback.”
If Imavov will get previous Allen, he has his sights set on former champion Israel Adesanya.
“I heard media say {that a} battle with Adesanya can be good, and the individuals appear ,” Imavov stated. “It’s two right kinds, so I believe it might be an excellent battle.”
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