{"id":78083,"date":"2013-12-13T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T17:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=78083"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:22:17","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:22:17","slug":"ufc-imports-another-top-russian-prospect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ufc-imports-another-top-russian-prospect\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Imports Another Top Russian Prospect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Magomedov-Rashid-PNG.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-78088\" title=\"Magomedov, Rashid PNG\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Magomedov-Rashid-PNG.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Magomedov-Rashid-PNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Magomedov-Rashid-PNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Magomedov-Rashid-PNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe UFC is on the hunt for Russian talent and the latest addition to their roster comes by way of Dagestan, Russia in the form of lightweight prospect Rashid Magomedov.<\/p>\n<p>Magomedov joins his fellow Dagestani imports,Khabib Nurmagomedov, Rustam Khabilov and Azamat Gashimov in the UFC and according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2013\/12\/13\/5206354\/ufc-signs-russian-lightweight-prospect-rashid-magomedov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAFighting.com&#8217;s Ariel Helwani<\/a>, he will be making his UFC debut at UFC 169 opposite Tony Martin.<\/p>\n<p>Magomedov brings in an eight-fight win streak and is a former Hand-to-Hand Combat National Russia champion. His opponent, Martin, is undefeated in 7-pro contests.<\/p>\n<p>UFC 169 is set to go down from Newark, New Jersey on February 1st of the new year and features two-title fights in the main and co-main events. The return of Dominick Cruz and his unification bout against Renan Barao headline the card while Jose Aldo and Ricardo Lamas will serve as the evenings co-main event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UFC is on the hunt for Russian talent and the latest addition to their roster comes by way of Dagestan, Russia in the form of lightweight prospect Rashid Magomedov. 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