Abdul Hussein stayed in Abu Dhabi and plans to go watch the UFC this weekend.
Freelancer To Abdul “Abba” Hussein has yet to find a stopper for the UAE Warriors. The fifth win in a row came in the first round on Wednesday night in Abu Dhabi.
South African Gift Walker left the bottom nail standing first, and Hussein from Espoo finished the job on the mat with a back choke.
– I was able to implement exactly the plan I was supposed to. I made the opponent react with bluffs. Then I started to create situations with low kicks, front and back straights. The match ended nicely on the mat, where I was stopped, Hussein describes his almost four-minute dominance.
The promotion of the United Arab Emirates is a big factor in the world, and its ranks have started all the way to the UFC. For Hussein, who has a 14-2 list, moving to the number one promotion in freestyle is a complete realism.
Abdul Hussein has not lost once since 2021. There are seven matches on the list after that. Jani Korpela
Immediately after the match, Hussein got to meet the UFC legend Habib Nurmagomedovwho was involved in his opponent’s corner in the same event.
– Habib asked where I’m from. I told you that I am from Palestine and have lived in Finland almost all my life.
– Habib asked if I was really from the Russian neighbor there. Then he said I’m welcome to train with them anytime.
Dagestani Nurmagomedov is remembered as the most dominant free fighter of his time. Between 2012 and 2020, Nurmagomedov, who was in the UFC, did not lose a single one of the 29 professional fights of his career.
– Of course, that invitation is attractive. We’ll see what the situation is later, says Hussein.
Stayed in Abu Dhabi
Immediately after the match, speculation naturally began: what next?
Hussein stayed in Abu Dhabi for the rest of the week. In principle, with his quick win, he would be ready to jump into the UFC cage next weekend. A big 321 evening is organized in the same venue.
There is only one match in Hussein’s weight class, the men’s midget division, on the card.
Habib Nurmagomedov was the most dominant fighter of his time in the UFC. PDO
– There will hardly be any cancellations, but of course I’m ready. Anyway, I’m going to watch the night with my manager. At the same time, I hope to get to meet the UFC people a bit.
Hussein’s management is handled Majdi Shammaswhose team also includes the UFC middleweight champion Hamzat Chimayev.
UAE Warriors is organizing an evening in Hussein’s hometown of Beirut, Lebanon.
– It would be nice to compete there, and of course the UAE title match could be the next possible challenge. Still, the UFC would be an even more desirable next step. I think I deserve to get there already.
Clairvoyant
Abdul Hussein is going fast to the UFC. Jani Korpela
We’ll be back from Wednesday evening.
Was involved in Husseini’s corner, also training at Kehähai in Espoo Karwan Ahmadi said before the match on his Instagram story that Hussein would win in the first round so that he would get to Walker’s back on the mat after the press and grab a back choke.
And that’s exactly what happened.
– Karwan is my number one training partner. He knows best how I do things. He must be assessing how my style would work against the opponent. That’s why he sees realistically how the match will end. He was quite a clairvoyant, Hussein sculpts.
For Walker, who entered the cage for the ninth time as a professional, the loss was the second of his career. Before the UAE Warriors, he had sought incentives from his home country’s promotion EFC.
The size difference between the men was striking. The 176-centimeter Walker is a remarkably large fighter at 61.2 kilograms.