Fighter who begged Dana White for UFC contract loses and opponent is signed

The fighter who begged Dana White for a UFC contract has misplaced his first skilled MMA bout.

Dorobshokh Nabotov famously interrupted UFC 308’s press convention in October to ask White for a contract.

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The press convention came about in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, earlier than Ilia Topuria handed Max Holloway the primary knockout defeat of his profession.

Topuria subsequently retained his featherweight title throughout UFC 308’s major occasion, the place Khamzat Chimaev secured a first-round submission victory over Robert Whittaker too.

Nabotov was unbeaten heading into his ninth professional bout MMA towards Matheus Camilo beneath the ZFN banner.

ZFN is a South Korean MMA promotion and was based by former UFC star Chan Sung Jung, who’s also called ‘The Korean Zombie’.

However the 25-year-old from Tajikistan tasted defeat to the Brazilian after three powerful rounds.

The struggle was a part of a ‘Dana White: Lookin’ for a Battle’ episode, the place the UFC President travels the world to search for the subsequent massive MMA star.

Though he withdrew from attending the occasion dwell, following South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s cupboard issuing a martial legislation order, White scouted the occasion remotely via a video name.

Sarcastically, he has since confirmed that Camilo has now been signed to the UFC following his victory.

White additionally mentioned ‘The Korean Zombie’ advised him Nabotov had been inflicting points throughout struggle week.

“I picked the opposite man [Camilo],” he mentioned following UFC Tampa on Saturday night time.

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“He gained the struggle and he regarded rattling good doing it. He was the higher, well-rounded fighter. 

“The opposite child [Nabotov] regarded very one-dimensional. And ‘The Korean Zombie’ advised me he had a whole lot of issues with that child that week, threatening to drag out of the struggle if he did not get extra nook males and loopy s*** like that. 

“It performed out the way in which it ought to’ve.”

When he spoke to White for the primary time, Nabotov mentioned: “I’m an undefeated elite athlete, 9 wins – zero losses.

“Dana I don’t have a query. I got here right here for a struggle on quick discover. I neber had a supervisor [and] did all of it on my own.

“Please give me [a] likelihood Dana. I need to struggle in UFC – please give me – I’m prepared to point out. I need to struggle.”

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However now it appears the Tajikistan native has misplaced his once-in-a-lifetime alternative of becoming a member of the UFC.