Middleweight standout Chris Curtis was left fuming after his teammate, Roman Dolidze, was on the mistaken facet of a sequence of unlawful blows in his UFC Vegas 85 headliner with Nassourdine Imavov.
Whereas the bout between Dolidze and Imavov was largely lackluster, issues started to warmth up within the fourth spherical when Imavov delivered a brutal head kick to Dolidze. The one downside was that Dolidze had his hand planted on the mat establishing him as a downed fighter.
Dolidze’s nook — which included Curtis — erupted in protest. Taking exception to their feedback, Imavov nearly started a cageside brawl earlier than referee Herb Deal pulled him again, threatening to disqualify him if the outburst continued.
As soon as the bickering stopped and Dolidze had a while to get better, the combat was restarted with out concern. In the long run, Nassourdine Imavov went on to win the bout by way of majority determination, but it surely’s protected to say the feud between Imavov and ‘The Motion Man’ is way from over.
Shortly after the competition, Curtis took a dig at Imavov on X, noting all of the infractions he claims to have witnessed through the heated important occasion.
4 eye pokes
2 head butts
and kicking a downed opponentWhat a time to be alive…
— Chris Curtis The Motion Man (@Actionman513) February 4, 2024
Imavov Desires to Settle Issues with Chris Curtis Behind Closed Doorways
The rivalry between Chris Curtis and the ‘Russian Sniper’ goes again to their June 2023 conflict at UFC 289. The bout was known as off within the second spherical and declared a no-contest after an accidental clash of heads.
Throughout his look on the post-fight press convention on Saturday, Imavov provided Curtis a possibility to settle issues with a “actual sparring session” at Xtreme Couture. “I’m going to destroy him as I did within the cage,” Imavov added.
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