Impact With Khabib Nurmagomedov in his corner for the first time in his UFC career, Aliskerov flipped the switch and leaned on his wrestling game for success. Ikram was actually the better man on the feet early on, but he quickly gassed and found himself in survival mode much of the second half of the fight. A few well-timed takedowns, particularly in Round 3, ended up being the difference. Aliskerov had displayed massive power early in his UFC run, so if these grappling improvements are here to stay, he should remain a real threat at 185 pounds moving forward if he can improve the cardio just a little bit.
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