Azat Maksum
Kazakh
Kazakhstan
Misses weight, fight still on
Maksum missed weight for his still-scheduled fight against Mitch Raposo at UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, UFC.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Maksum weighed above the UFC's flyweight limit of 126 pounds. He and Raposo will fight as scheduled, with the latter getting 30 percent of the former's purse. Maksum will look to go 2-0 in 2025, which he began strongly by defeating Tagir Ulanbekov.
Maksum weighed above the UFC's flyweight limit of 126 pounds. He and Raposo will fight as scheduled, with the latter getting 30 percent of the former's purse. Maksum will look to go 2-0 in 2025, which he began strongly by defeating Tagir Ulanbekov.
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Draws next fight
Maksum will fight Mitch Raposo at UFC 321 on Oct. 25 in Abu Dhabi, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Maksum will look for his second UFC win as he travels to Abu Dhabi for a flyweight showdown. He's coming off a tough two-fight losing streak to Charles Johnson and Tagir Ulanbekov, both via unanimous decision. Other than those to matches, the 5-foot-8 fighter is 15-0 in his professional fighting career, including one UFC victory. Maksum will take on a younger Raposo, who has yet to win in the UFC and sports a 9-3 pro record.
Maksum will look for his second UFC win as he travels to Abu Dhabi for a flyweight showdown. He's coming off a tough two-fight losing streak to Charles Johnson and Tagir Ulanbekov, both via unanimous decision. Other than those to matches, the 5-foot-8 fighter is 15-0 in his professional fighting career, including one UFC victory. Maksum will take on a younger Raposo, who has yet to win in the UFC and sports a 9-3 pro record.
Strong showing in underdog loss
Maksum lost to Tagir Ulanbekov via unanimous decision (28-29, 27-30, 27-30) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Baku, Azerbaijan.
ANALYSIS
The scorecards are not remotely reflective of how competitive this fight was. Entering as a north of a +350 underdog, Maksum went out and stuffed all eight takedown attempts from a high-level wrestler in Ulanbekov. He added three takedowns of his own. Maksum did spend too much time being pinned up along the cage, but he did fine in the striking exchanges between the two men, and you can most definitely squint and say he deserved this result. The 30-year-old has now lost back-to-back fights on the heels of a split decision win over Tyson Nam in his UFC debut back in July 2023.
The scorecards are not remotely reflective of how competitive this fight was. Entering as a north of a +350 underdog, Maksum went out and stuffed all eight takedown attempts from a high-level wrestler in Ulanbekov. He added three takedowns of his own. Maksum did spend too much time being pinned up along the cage, but he did fine in the striking exchanges between the two men, and you can most definitely squint and say he deserved this result. The 30-year-old has now lost back-to-back fights on the heels of a split decision win over Tyson Nam in his UFC debut back in July 2023.
Scheduled for UFC Baku
Maksum (undisclosed) is scheduled against Tagir Ulanbekov for a flyweight fight at UFC Baku on June 21, according to Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
UFC Baku was scheduled to include a fight between Tagir Ulanbekov and Kyoji Horiguchi (undisclosed), but the latter cannot make said event. This gifts Maksum a prime opportunity to make his return after an extended absence that began in February 2024.
UFC Baku was scheduled to include a fight between Tagir Ulanbekov and Kyoji Horiguchi (undisclosed), but the latter cannot make said event. This gifts Maksum a prime opportunity to make his return after an extended absence that began in February 2024.
Dropping out of fight
Maksum (undisclosed) will drop out of his scheduled bout with C.J. Vergara due to injury, per Nolan King of USA Today.
ANALYSIS
Maksum suffered a broken bone in his ankle and will be forced to withdraw from his scheduled fight against Vergara on August 3. There will reportedly not be a replacement for Maksum, with Vergara being taken off the card.
Maksum suffered a broken bone in his ankle and will be forced to withdraw from his scheduled fight against Vergara on August 3. There will reportedly not be a replacement for Maksum, with Vergara being taken off the card.
Vergara up next
Maksum is scheduled to compete against C.J. Vergara in a flyweight fight at UFC Abu Dhabi on Aug. 3, per Nolan King of MMA Junkie.
ANALYSIS
2024 has not commenced promisingly for Maksum, who suffered his pro loss via unanimous decision against Charles Jourdain back in February. Vergara is in the same boat, coming off a disappointing defeat after missing weight before UFC Miami.
2024 has not commenced promisingly for Maksum, who suffered his pro loss via unanimous decision against Charles Jourdain back in February. Vergara is in the same boat, coming off a disappointing defeat after missing weight before UFC Miami.