Breaking – UFC: Nigeria’s Dawodu beats Russian opponent

Nigerian-born fighter Hakeem Dawodu Sunday morning defeated Russia’s Zubaira Tukhugov with a hard fought split decision to kick off the UFC 253 main card.

Hakeem Dawodu earned his fifth straight victory after the encounter.

After three rounds, the judges scored the fight 30-27 and 29-28 for Dawodu while the third official gave it to Tukhogov with a 29-28 score in his favor.

“I thought it was going to be a good fight but as everybody can see, he was running,” Dawodu shouted after the win. “I promise the next fight, give me somebody that ain’t gonna run.”

In the end, Dawodu got the split decision victory as he moves to 5-1 overall in the UFC while making a steady climb towards the featherweight top 15 rankings.

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