{"id":39546,"date":"2026-07-27T06:17:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T06:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Magomed-Zaynukov-explains-Octagon-debut-win-at-UFC-Abu-Dhabi-202087"},"modified":"2026-07-27T06:17:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T06:17:56","slug":"magomed-zaynukov-explains-octagon-debut-win-at-ufc-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/magomed-zaynukov-explains-octagon-debut-win-at-ufc-abu-dhabi\/","title":{"rendered":"Magomed Zaynukov explains Octagon debut win at UFC Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Magomed
\nZaynukov<\/a> couldn’t have asked for a better start to his
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> career.<\/p>\n

The unbeaten Dagestani prospect earned a unanimous decision over
\nDamian
\nRzepecki<\/a> in his Octagon debut at
\nUFC Abu Dhabi<\/a>, neutralizing his opponent’s grappling while
\nshowcasing the polished striking that saw him earn a contract on
\n
\nDana White\u2019s Contender Series<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n

\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Magomed Zaynukov breaks down his unanimous decision victory
\nover Damian Rzepecki in his UFC debut<\/h2>\n

Following his victory over Rzepecki, Zaynukov shed light on the
\npreparation that went into his UFC debut.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought they liked me only that much in America, but they also
\nlike me in Abu Dhabi as well,\u201d Zaynukov said in a post-fight
\ninterview. \u201cAnd I really wanted to show a good performance. I know
\na lot of people were counting on me, a lot of people were waiting
\nfor me to debut. I worked really, really hard. I had a crazy hard
\ncamp. I had really good sparring. Good sparring partners. So, it
\nwas really important for me to show a good performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zaynukov also said in the interview that he could have found a
\nfinish, but he wanted to fight for three rounds and showcase his
\ndiverse striking arsenal. With the victory, \u201cWild Chanco\u201d extended
\nhis unbeaten professional record to 9-0, establishing himself as a
\npromising lightweight contender.<\/p>\n

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\n

“I’m ready to fight anybody.”<\/p>\n

Magomed
\nZaynukov<\/a> believes he’s ready to face anyone in the lightweight
\ndivision after a successful UFC debut at
\n#UFCAbuDhabi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Main Card Results \u27a1\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/G3u3aQHGF6<\/a>@abudhabievents<\/a>
\n| @visitabudhabi<\/a>
\npic.twitter.com\/4gNC1Y6F2o<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 UFC News (@UFCNews)
\nJuly 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Magomed Zaynukov couldn’t have asked for a better start to his Ultimate Fighting Championship career. The unbeaten Dagestani prospect earned a unanimous decision over Damian Rzepecki in his Octagon debut at UFC Abu Dhabi, neutralizing his opponent’s grappling while showcasing the polished striking that saw him earn a contract on Dana White\u2019s Contender Series last […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39547,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-martial-arts-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39546\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}