Imavov expressed desire to face Sean Strickland next. Prior to victory, he had a record of 14 wins and 4 losses. Cannonier had a record of 17 wins and 7 losses.
Imavov landed a powerful right hook that sent Cannonier stumbling towards the fence in round 4.
Main event featured a middleweight fight between Jared Cannonier and Nassourdine Imavov.
Referee Jason Herzog called for stop to the fight despite Cannonier's protests, resulting in controversial TKO win for Imavov.
UFC Fight Night took place at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky on June 8, 2024.
Undercard featured impressive performances by Punahele Soriano in welterweight debut with knockout win in half a minute, and Raul Rosas Jr.'s submission victory against Ricky Turcios.
UFC Fight Night took place at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky on June 8, 2024. The main event featured a middleweight fight between Jared Cannonier and Nassourdine Imavov. Both fighters put on an impressive display of striking skills throughout the bout.
In the fourth round, Imavov landed a powerful right hook that sent Cannonier stumbling towards the fence. The referee, Jason Herzog, called for a stop to the fight despite Cannonier's protests that he was ready to continue. The controversial TKO win sparked debate among fans and analysts.
Imavov expressed his desire to face Sean Strickland in Paris next. Prior to this victory, Imavov had a record of 14 wins and 4 losses, while Cannonier had a record of 17 wins and 7 losses.
The undercard featured several impressive performances, including Punahele Soriano's welterweight debut with a knockout win in just over half a minute. Raul Rosas Jr. also secured a submission victory in the closing minutes of Round 1 against Ricky Turcios.
Despite the controversy surrounding the main event, UFC Fight Night was an exciting night of MMA action.
Nassourdine Imavov won against Jared Cannonier by TKO in the fourth round of their UFC middleweight main event
Imavov finished Cannonier with punches along the fence at 1:34 of the fourth round
Imavov hurt Cannonier with a right hand and had him in trouble along the fence
Referee Jason Herzog stopped the bout despite Cannonier’s protests that he was ready to continue
Accuracy
Nassourdine Imavov won the UFC Louisville main event against Jared Cannonier via controversial knockout in the 4th round.
Imavov hurt Cannonier with a right hook and pursued him relentlessly. However, referee Jason Herzog stopped the fight prematurely while Cannonier was still up and defending himself.
Deception
(80%)
The article contains selective reporting as the author only reports details that support Imavov's win and victory narrative. The author also uses editorializing language when describing the stoppage as 'questionable' and 'controversial', implying that there was something wrong with it, even though Cannonier himself did not believe the fight should have been stopped. Additionally, the author makes assumptions about future fights without any concrete information.
Imavov called for former 185-pound champion Sean Strickland in France.
It was a solid performance by Imavov, although there was some controversy over the finish.
The referee, that’s his job. That’s what he does on a daily basis, so I think he made the right decision. But I was ready to keep going.
Jared Cannonier and Nassourdine Imavov faced off in the main event of an MMA fight on June 8, 2023.
The bout aired live on ESPN.
Cannonier secured a takedown towards the end of round 1.
Accuracy
Jared Cannonier was up on two of three judges' scorecards entering Round 4.
Imavov won by TKO in the fourth round of their UFC middleweight main event.
Referee Jason Herzog stopped the bout despite Cannonier’s protests that he was ready to continue.
Deception
(50%)
The article contains selective reporting as it only reports details that support the author's position. The author is describing the events of a UFC fight and stating which rounds they believe each fighter won. However, they are not providing any evidence or reasoning for why they believe this other than their personal opinion.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Imavov, 19-19 overall.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Cannonier.
Fallacies
(85%)
The author uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing the 'salty right hand' from Cannonier and the 'perfect right hook' from Imavov. He also makes a subjective statement about Herzog's refereeing being a 'bad stoppage'.
The salty right hand from Cannonier to start the round, over the guard.
Then he’s timing that every time now. And again. But Cannonier goes three on the right side with hooks into uppercuts and that gets him.
Oh no. That was a bad stoppage.
Cannonier was in trouble for sure, but he was still up, moving, defending himself, and Herzog jumped in without a huge pile off offense.
Nassourdine Imavov secured a questionable TKO victory over Jared Cannonier in the UFC on ESPN 57 main event.
Imavov cracked Cannonier with a vicious right hook, sending him wobbling and leading to a controversial referee stoppage at 1:34 of Round 4.
Imavov expressed his desire to fight Sean Strickland in Paris next.
Accuracy
Nassourdine Imavov cracked Cannonier with a vicious right hook, sending him wobbling and leading to a controversial referee stoppage at 1:34 of Round 4.
Imavov won against Jared Cannonier by TKO in the fourth round of their UFC middleweight main event
Referee Jason Herzog stopped the bout despite Cannonier’s protests that he was ready to continue
Deception
(30%)
The article contains selective reporting as it only reports details that support the author's position of a questionable referee stoppage. The author does not provide any context or information about Cannonier's condition after being wobbled or if he was able to defend himself effectively before the stoppage. This lack of information makes it difficult to determine if the referee made an incorrect decision.
Relentless pressure from Nassourdine Imavov forces the ref to call the stoppage.
The biggest win of Nassourdine Imavov’s UFC career thus far was perhaps tainted by a questionable referee stoppage after hurting Jared Cannonier.
