Farès Ziam continues to grow. At 28 years old, the French MMA fighter signed a new coup on the night of Saturday to Sunday by defeating the formidable Azerbaijani Nazim Sadykhov who had been undefeated since 2018.
Ziam thus signs his 6th consecutive success with the UFC, the flagship organization of mixed martial arts. A clear success, acquired at the very end of the 2nd round, after two devastating right arm elbows and a series of left hooks.
A spectacular fighter, Fares Ziam now demands a fight that matches his talent and his progress. “Six consecutive victories and it’s not over,” he declared on the microphone of the broadcaster RMC Sport. The matchmaker came to see me after the fight. I told him I didn’t want (a fighter) in the Top 15, because I wanted a Top 10. He laughed. He told me: keep it up and I can promise you a Top 15 for the next one. »
💬 “I said I didn’t want a top 15, because I want a top 10!”
🔥🇫🇷🇩🇿 Farès Ziam’s reaction after his incredible victory against former quagmire Nazim Sadykhov 🤣 pic.twitter.com/Phl5vqVUmo
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“The Top 10 I’d like to face is Dan Hooker, because he’s big like me, he’s a striker like me, but I feel stronger in all areas. »
Farès “Smile Killer” Ziam will not immediately see his wish granted since we learned during this UFC meeting that the New Zealander Dan Hooker, 6th in the lightweight category, would in reality be the next opponent of another Frenchman, Benoît Saint Denis, who also fights in this category.
