{"id":40706,"date":"2026-09-25T03:18:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T03:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/UFC-signs-110-finisher-who-went-341-as-an-amateur-202944"},"modified":"2026-09-25T03:18:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T03:18:55","slug":"ufc-signs-11-0-finisher-who-went-34-1-as-an-amateur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/ufc-signs-11-0-finisher-who-went-34-1-as-an-amateur\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC signs 11-0 finisher who went 34-1 as an amateur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> has signed one of the most
\nsought-after bantamweights in mixed martial arts, Asaf
\nChopurov<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Beyond his stellar pro record of 11-0, he went 34-1 as an amateur.
\nThe 24-year-old is now set to join the premier MMA promotion, with
\nhis debut set for October against a fellow prospect on the
\nundercard of his training partner\u2019s title bout.<\/p>\n

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

Asaf Chopurov expected to face Colby Thicknesse in UFC 333
\ndebut<\/h2>\n

Chopurov is a training partner of UFC bantamweight champion
\nPetr
\nYan<\/a>. He is expected to make his UFC debut at
\nUFC 333<\/a> on Oct. 24 in Abu Dhabi against Colby
\nThicknesse<\/a> (9-1). Yan will put his title on the line in a
\ntrilogy bout against Merab
\nDvalishvili<\/a> on the same card.<\/p>\n

Chopurov has finished 10 of his 11 career wins so far. The
\nundefeated Azerbaijani won the vacant UAE
\nWarriors<\/a> bantamweight title last year and has defended it
\ntwice.<\/p>\n

In the caption of his Instagram post announcing the signing, \u201cHoney
\nBadger\u201d made it clear that his goal is UFC gold.<\/p>\n

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