Dana White Lauded for Incredible Gesture Towards ‘Tajikistani Khabib’ Days After Pulling Out of UFC 295

UFC in recent times has been taking care of its fighters irrespective of whether they are new or old. Dana White and CO, have been steadfast in their approach to providing state-of-the-art and professional medical facilities to their fighters. This facility can be attributed to UFC’s new approach to fighters. Recently, Nurullo Aliev expressed gratitude to the UFC and Dana White for their support following an injury.

The fighter was slated to compete in UFC 295 against Mateusz Rebecki, but an unforeseen injury forced him to withdraw from the match. Now, following the event, Aliev has an update on his injury. Let’s delve into what he conveyed to the company.

Nurullo Aliev’s thank note for Dana White post UFC 295 Withdrawal

Hailing from the middle region of Asia Nurullo Aliev is a professional MMA fighter who recently got inducted in the UFC. The Tajikistani fighter competes in the UFC’s premium lightweight division and made his debut back in February this year against Rafael Alves and won by a majority decision.

The scheduled lightweight bout between Nurullo Aliev and Mateusz Rebecki had unfortunately been called off due to an unforeseen injury on Aliev’s part. In an Instagram update, ‘Tajik Eagle’ shared the disappointing news of his withdrawal from their preliminary card showdown, citing a regrettable leg injury as the reason.

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Aliev appears to be in better condition than before. The Tajikistani fighter took to X(Formerly Twitter) to express gratitude towards the UFC and Dana White for taking good care of him despite his withdrawal. “I would like to thank @UFC for their incredible care and dedication to their fighters. Also, I would like to thank Dr. Keith and his team for their amazing job and care. Now it’s time for Rehab and hopefully get back to the Octagon in 2024. See you next year!” wrote Aliev.

Aliev is known as the ‘Tajik Eagle’ and is often called Tajikistani Khabib Nurmogomedov. Aliev has an undefeated record of 9-0-0 (W-L-D). Aliev is a freestyle fighter who has won most of his matches by decision. He is also a former world youth MMA champion. Despite these titles, Aliev’s first match in the UFC was a rather controversial one.

The controversial face-off

Nurullo Aliev’s inaugural match pitted him against Rafael Alves, resulting in a victory for Aliev, albeit with a notable air of controversy. The judges largely leaned in favor of Aliev; nevertheless, the bout encountered a moment of contention. Specifically, one of the judges scored it as a tie. This decision arose from Alves’ complaint that Aliev had bitten him during a ground encounter.

Aliev in his statement added that he didn’t bite Alves. He said ” “There was no bite. I was controlling him with my head and he was trying to get me off by putting his hand in my mouth. So I was trying to spit his hand out, and as I was spitting it out, his finger caught one of my teeth. And so maybe he was tired, so he decided that way to kind of call that there was a bite”. Whatever the case Aliev won that bout and is looking for new challenges.

What are your expectations from Nurullo Aliev? Do you expect him to replicate the legacy of Khabib Nurmagomedov? Tell us in the comments below.

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