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Fight scheduled at UFC 300
Yusuff is scheduled to compete against Diego Lopes in a featherweight fight in Paradise at UFC 300, per Farah Hannoun of MMAJunkie.com.
ANALYSIS
With the UFC's biggest event of 2024, Yusuff can re-establish himself as a featherweight to be feared with his next fight. He began his UFC career 6-1 before meeting Edson Barboza in a five-round bout at UFC Vegas 81. Yusuff will look to redeem himself and defend his No. 12 ranking at featherweight against an unranked Lopes on the rise after back-to-back first-round finishes.
With the UFC's biggest event of 2024, Yusuff can re-establish himself as a featherweight to be feared with his next fight. He began his UFC career 6-1 before meeting Edson Barboza in a five-round bout at UFC Vegas 81. Yusuff will look to redeem himself and defend his No. 12 ranking at featherweight against an unranked Lopes on the rise after back-to-back first-round finishes.
Fades following fast start
Yusuff lost to Edson Barboza via unanimous decision (46-49, 46-48, 46-48) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
A brilliant start for Yusuff proved unsustainable and ended up resulting in by far his most frustrating loss to date. Yusuff nearly ended this fight in Round 1, with two of the three judges giving him a 10-8 score. Yet, he let Edson off the hook, and it was the last time he threatened his veteran opponent, as Barboza won each of the next four rounds on all three scorecards. Sodiq landed a ridiculous 206 total strikes and still came up short. The aggressiveness and effectiveness of the opening frame was nowhere to be found the rest of the way. Yusuff's 6-2 UFC record remains excellent, but the fact the two defeats came at the hands of the two best opponents he has faced (Barboza, Arnold Allen) is highly concerning. On the bright side, he'll take home an extra $50,000 after this main event was given Fight of the Night honors.
A brilliant start for Yusuff proved unsustainable and ended up resulting in by far his most frustrating loss to date. Yusuff nearly ended this fight in Round 1, with two of the three judges giving him a 10-8 score. Yet, he let Edson off the hook, and it was the last time he threatened his veteran opponent, as Barboza won each of the next four rounds on all three scorecards. Sodiq landed a ridiculous 206 total strikes and still came up short. The aggressiveness and effectiveness of the opening frame was nowhere to be found the rest of the way. Yusuff's 6-2 UFC record remains excellent, but the fact the two defeats came at the hands of the two best opponents he has faced (Barboza, Arnold Allen) is highly concerning. On the bright side, he'll take home an extra $50,000 after this main event was given Fight of the Night honors.
Barboza fight now five rounds
Yusuff will compete against Edson Barboza in a five-round fight at UFC Vegas 81 on Oct. 14, according to Nolan King of USA Today.
ANALYSIS
Previously a three-round fight, the Barboza-Yusuff bout was elevated to five rounds so that it could headline Vegas 81 on short notice. This will mark Yusuff's first five-round bout and card headliner just seven fights into what has turned out to be a great start to his UFC career.
Previously a three-round fight, the Barboza-Yusuff bout was elevated to five rounds so that it could headline Vegas 81 on short notice. This will mark Yusuff's first five-round bout and card headliner just seven fights into what has turned out to be a great start to his UFC career.
Barboza fight in works
Yusuff is expected to fight Edson Barboza in a featherweight bout at the UFC Apex on Oct. 14, MMAJunkie.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Yusuff, currently No. 11 in the UFC's featherweight rankings, is expected to defend his coveted spot against No. 14 Barboza, an established veteran with name recognition. It will have been more than one year since Yusuff last participated in a fight, during which he submitted Don Shainis in 30 seconds at UFC Vegas 61.
Yusuff, currently No. 11 in the UFC's featherweight rankings, is expected to defend his coveted spot against No. 14 Barboza, an established veteran with name recognition. It will have been more than one year since Yusuff last participated in a fight, during which he submitted Don Shainis in 30 seconds at UFC Vegas 61.
Overwhelms late-notice opponent
Yusuff defeated Don Shainis via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:30 of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Yusuff was originally scheduled to fight Giga Chikadze here in what would have been a terrific bout. Yet Giga was forced to withdraw due to undisclosed reasons, leaving us with one of the most lopsided fights we have seen in recent memory. Yusuff grabbed his debuting opponen right after the opening bell rang and unloaded with some vicious knees to the body from the clinch. He then beautifully switched to a guillotine choke which Shainis had no prayer of surviving. Now 6-1 in his first seven UFC bouts, Yusuff needs to be taken seriously at 145 pounds. Perhaps the company will look to re-book the fight between he and Chikadze.
Yusuff was originally scheduled to fight Giga Chikadze here in what would have been a terrific bout. Yet Giga was forced to withdraw due to undisclosed reasons, leaving us with one of the most lopsided fights we have seen in recent memory. Yusuff grabbed his debuting opponen right after the opening bell rang and unloaded with some vicious knees to the body from the clinch. He then beautifully switched to a guillotine choke which Shainis had no prayer of surviving. Now 6-1 in his first seven UFC bouts, Yusuff needs to be taken seriously at 145 pounds. Perhaps the company will look to re-book the fight between he and Chikadze.