LAS VEGAS – Asu Almabayev is ready to take on the upper echelon of the flyweight division after UFC on ESPN 58. Almabayev (20-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) extended his winning streak to 16 when he defeated Jose Johnson (16-9 MMA, 1-2 UFC) by unanimous decision Saturday at the UFC Apex. Almabayev called out former title challenger Kai Kara-France, and thinks he deserves a top contender for his next fight. “My record is 20-2, and I’m a very long time in this sport, and I was facing a lot of good fighters,” Almabayev told reporters through an interpreter at the UFC on ESPN 58 post-fight press conference
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UFC on ESPN 58 winner Asu Almabayev: ‘I know that my level is top five’ – MMA Junkie