UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov

2025 mixed martial event in Saudi Arabia

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UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov (also known as UFC Fight Night 250 and UFC on ESPN+ 108) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 1, 2025, at the anb Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Background

The event marked the promotion's second visit to Riyadh and first since UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov in June 2024.

A middleweight bout between former two-time UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya and Nassourdine Imavov headlined this event.

A middleweight bout between Ikram Aliskerov and André Muniz was expected to take place at the event. The pair was originally scheduled to compete at UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira in June 2024, but Muniz withdrew from the bout after he suffered a foot fracture. In turn, the bout was cancelled once again and was rescheduled for UFC on ESPN: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. as Muniz and his team had visa issues.

A lightweight bout between Jordan Leavitt and Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady was scheduled for this event. However, Leavitt withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Bolaji Oki. In turn, one week prior to the event, Oki withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons, so the bout was subsequently cancelled.

A lightweight rematch between former KSW Lightweight and Featherweight Champion Mateusz Gamrot and Rafael Fiziev was reportedly linked to this event. They previously headlined UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot in September 2023, where Gamrot won due to an injury. However, the bout was never officially scheduled for the card.

At the weigh-ins, Lucas Alexander weighed in at 148.5 pounds, two and a half pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight with Alexander forfeiting 30% of his purse which went to his opponent Bogdan Grad.