) in a higher weight class on the Contender Series, I thought it was a good moment to make a statement,” Ruffy told Sherdog.com. “After all, the UFC lightweight champion guaranteed was going to be the new king of the 170-pound division. And Magomedaliev is really tough. Before facing me, he beat the 2023 PFL light heavyweight champ, Impa Kasangany, who fights three divisions above.”
Ruffy has made a habit of knocking out sparring partners of high-profile fighters. Last year, he scored a first-round stoppage of “A few months before receiving the invitation to the Contender Series, I broke my left hand in the first fight of the Centurion FC Grand Prix, when I knocked outsparring partner Corneliu Lascar,” he said. “Then I had a very difficult task in the finals defending the takedowns of former UFC fighteronly using my hips and footwork. It was a hell of a challenge, but I defended all his takedown attempts and knocked him out in the second round.
“I think in my Octagon debut I was able to prove I’m on a different level, knockout out a 10-fight UFC veteran in the first round,” he said. “I truly hope the UFC gives me higher-level opponents, so I have more competitive challenges and give better shows to the fans.because of the style matchup. He loves stand-up fights and I think it would be a war. And I could knock him out in the first round.
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