Someone’s four-game winning streak has to go.
Today (Tuesday, December 24, 2024), MMAMAnia.com has confirmed to multiple sources that French Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight fighter Fares Giam will join the UFC in Saudi Arabia on February 1, 2025. He confirmed that he would clash with Mike Davis. The venue is Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Xiam (16-4) got his first UFC finish in his last fight, and it was a bad one. At UFC Paris in September, Xiam sent Matt Frevola into shadow territory with an extremely brutal standing knee kick (see highlights). “Smile Killer” is 6-2 in promotional matches and is on a four-fight win streak with wins over Claudio Puerez and Jay Herbert.
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Davis (11-2) defeated Natan Levy with an arm triangle in his last match. This was his only match of 2024 (he was scheduled to face Drew Dober, but was sidelined due to a torn bicep). Like his next opponent, “Beast Boy,” Davis is currently on a four-fight winning streak with wins over Viacheslav Borshchev and Mason Jones. His only loss was against Gilbert Burns.
With the addition of Giam vs. Davis, the complete UFC Saudi Arabia card is here.
185 pounds: Israel Adesanya vs. Nasouddin Imavov
185 pounds: Shara Magomedov vs. Michael Page
185 pounds: Ikram Ariskerov vs. Andre Muniz
265 pounds: Sergei Pavlovic vs. Jairzinho Rozenstrick
145 pounds: Mohammad Naimov vs. Khan Ofri
135 pounds: Said Nurmagomedov vs. Vinicius Oliveira
265 pounds: Hamdi Abdelwahab vs. Jamal Pogues
155 pounds: Fares Ziam vs. Mike Davis
125 pounds: Jasmine Jasdavicius vs. Maira Bueno Silva
265 pounds: Shamil Gaziev vs. Thomas Petersen
145 pounds: Bogdan Grad vs. Lucas Alexander
155 pounds: Terrence McKinney vs. Damir Hadzovic
155 pounds: Abdulkareem Alselwadi vs. Jordan Leavitt
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