Someone once said a tie is like kissing your sister, but that person probably didn’t watch the lightweight bout between Nazim Sadykhov and Viacheslav Borschev on the preliminary card of UFC 295.
The two fought to a majority draw that had the crowd roaring with delight throughout.
ينتهي قتال العام برقصة بتدرررربقرار غالبية الحكام بالتعادل،هؤلاء المقاتليين مجانين حقًا..
The fight of the year ends with a dance-off and the majority of the judges decide to draw, these fighters are truly crazy.. pic.twitter.com/NK59swKGMb
— mmamag.ma (@jamalsoussi10) November 12, 2023
It was a back-and-forth duel for three grueling rounds, but it was the final two minutes or so of the middle round that will leave people talking about this fight.
After three rounds of pulsating action at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday night, neither man walked away victoriously as the judges scored the fight a majority draw.
ناظم ساديخوف وفياتشيسلاف بورشيف يرقصان معًا في المثمن بعد انتهاء مذبحة "معركة العام" بنتيجة صادمة
Nazim Sadykhov and Viacheslav Borshchev dance together in Octagon after bloodbath ‘Fight of the Year’ ends with shock result pic.twitter.com/0Hwg5k01eN
— mmamag.ma (@jamalsoussi10) November 12, 2023
They both seemed content, but the scorecards were met with boos from fans who had packed out one of the world’s most iconic arenas for the UFC’s 30th-anniversary show.
However, disappointed groans were soon replaced by laughter when Sadykhov and Borshchev began dancing with each other to lighten the mood.
It topped off a brilliant scrap that may be crowned ‘Fight of the Year’ when 2023 is said and done.
The lightweight bout burst into life in round two when Sadykhov landed a massive head kick that dropped his rival and seemingly signalled the beginning of the end of their fight.
