Nassourdine Imavov left the UFC ‘Golden Boy’ a nasty shade of crimson as he announced himself as a top middleweight contender.

Former two-time UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya returns to the Octagon on February 1 against Russian-born Nassourdine Imavov in the main event of UFC Fight Night 250 in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.

Israel Adesanya will return to the Octagon this Saturday against Nassourdine Imavov in his first non-title fight since UFC 234. He’s looking to snap the first losing skid of his MMA career after back-to-back title defeats to Sean Strickland and Dricus du Plessis.

Two-time middleweight titleholder Israel Adesanya on Saturday sets his sights on Nassourdine Imavov in a compelling five-round headliner for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Israel Adesanya will try to snap a two-fight losing streak this weekend, as he fights Nassourdine Imavov in Saudi Arabia. Adesanya, a former two-time UFC middleweight champion, enters Riyadh on ...

Nassourdine Imavov hopes to leapfrog Khamzat Chimaev ... in the Feb. 1 headliner at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In the UFC 311 post-fight news conference, Dana White said Chimaev is ...

A look at the early fight week betting odds and lines for Saturday's UFC Saudi Arabia card. The UFC Fight Night event main event is Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov

But Adesanya, a modern great, is the bookies’ favourite in this main event with Imavov, despite the former ... Night will take place at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday 1 February.

Nassourdine Imavov doesn't think Israel Adesanya has lost a step ahead of UFC Fight Night 250. Imavov (15-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) takes on former middleweight champion Adesanya (24-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) in Saturda

Comment: The former two-time champion will look to end his two-fight losing streak, in his first non-title bout in almost six years

All the key fight details as Israel Adesanya clashes with Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night 250 in the Middle East.