{"id":467765,"date":"2023-01-15T16:00:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T00:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=467765"},"modified":"2023-01-15T16:00:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T00:00:34","slug":"nassourdine-imavov-reacts-following-decision-loss-to-sean-strickland-at-ufc-vegas-67","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/nassourdine-imavov-reacts-following-decision-loss-to-sean-strickland-at-ufc-vegas-67\/","title":{"rendered":"Nassourdine Imavov reacts following decision loss to Sean Strickland at UFC Vegas 67"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nassourdine Imavov fell short in his UFC Vegas 67 main event clash with <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighters\/sean-strickland\/\">Sean Strickland<\/a>, and he&#8217;s spoken out following the loss.<\/p>\n<p>Imavov and Strickland collided inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 14. This one went the distance and in the end, Strickland had his hand raised via <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-vegas-67-results-sean-strickland-defeats-nassourdine-imavov\/\">unanimous decision<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After the fight, Imavov took to his <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/imavov1\/status\/1614482253022908416\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter account<\/a> to issue a statement, and he took his defeat gracefully.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/imavov1\/status\/1614482253022908416<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Sorry everyone, I wanted to win so badly but he was better in this fight. Congratulations to Sean and his team. I will learn from this fight, and come back stronger as always. Thank you to everyone who gave us strength this week.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Imavov was actually expecting to meet <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighters\/kelvin-gastelum\/\">Kelvin Gastelum<\/a>, who had to pull out of the fight due to an injury. Strickland <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/kelvin-gastelum-forced-out-of-ufc-vegas-67-sean-strickland-vs-nassourdine-imavov-now-headlines-the-event\/\">stepped up as a last-minute replacement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With the loss, Imavov now sees his three-fight winning streak snapped. He went into the bout with Strickland having scored victories over Joaquin Buckley, Edmen Shahbazyan, and Ian Heinisch. He&#8217;ll now have to go back to the drawing board as his pro MMA record falls to 12-4. This is Imavov&#8217;s second loss under the UFC banner.<\/p>\n<p>Nassourdine Imavov was the number 12-ranked UFC middleweight going into the fight. He may remain at that spot, as Strickland holds the number 7 spot. 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