The UFC now consists of some of the best fighters on the planet. Some of these fighters even make their way to the world’s biggest MMA promotion thanks to Dana White‘s Contender Series. While the UFC CEO is always on the hunt for talented fighters, former double champion Conor McGregor gave a shout-out to a fighter who he believes is ready to battle inside the Octagon.
Conor McGregor’s management company, Paradigm Sorts, manages athletes hailing from different sporting backgrounds. They have plenty of MMA stars as their clients, and ‘The Notorious appears to be excited about the possibility of one particular fighter coming to the UFC. Let’s see who he is talking about.
Conor McGregor has a fighter for Dana White
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The former UFC double champion has a high number of fighters who are currently in the UFC. However, there is one particular fighter that he thinks can light up the UFC. Conor McGregor recently took to Instagram and shared a story of a fighter named Bakhromjon Ruziev, who he thinks is ready to fight in the UFC. He is another MMA fighter who was recently signed by Audie Attar‘s sports management, business, and media agency.
“New [Paradigm Sports] fighter! [UFC] ready,” wrote Conor McGregor as the caption. Bakhromjon Ruziev has a professional MMA record of 4 wins without any losses, according to ‘Tapology‘. McGregor believes that this fighter can make a huge impact when and if he signs with Dana White’s promotion. But who is Ruziev exactly? Let’s take a look a some information about him.
Who is Bakhromjon Ruziev?
It seems like the fighter touted by Conor McGregor is relatively new in the world of Mixed Martial Arts. With just four fights under his belt, Bakhromjon Ruziev has just started his professional fighting career. Nicknamed ‘Baha’, Paradigm Sports’ newest signee hails from the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan. Ruziev’s age and details about his physical attributes are not available to the public. However, he primarily fights as a bantamweight.
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Bakhromjon Ruziev shared a video on his Instagram handle, where Conor McGregor spoke highly about his future as an MMA fighter. “I am here with your future MMA star back home. This guy is fast, elusive, hard-working, and a future star. Let’s go Uzbekistan,” said the Irishman. Ruziev was visibly happy to hear such words of praise from the megastar of the sport. We will have to wait and see if he can make it to the top in the world of MMA.
Bakhromjon Ruziev is in the early stages of his professional fighting career. It might still be a while before we see him on a stage as big as the UFC. However, Conor McGregor is confident that the Uzbekistan native will reach the apex of MMA and make his way into Dana White’s promotion.
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