PFL fighter Alexandr Shabliy exclusively for Telecomasia.net named several factors for Gadzhi Rabadnov’s loss to Alfie Davis in the PFL lightweight Grand Prix final.
I agree with the decision. I scored it 3–2 on rounds. It’s clear that Alfie’s winning rounds weren’t that convincing, but Rabadnov’s weren’t either. On the ground, he just controlled his opponent and didn’t strike to the head. He hit his body. Rabadnov should have attacked him. His frequent weight cutting showed. It felt like he came into the fight empty. He was walking towards Davis, he wasn’t striking.
"Or he was overly focused on landing a single punch, trying to get a knockout. His previous fights ended in knockouts, and he wanted a knockout now. But Davis isn’t easy. I fought him in my first Bellator bout; I prepared for him and studied him closely. That’s why it was easy to get past him, even comfortably. But you need to study him well. Have a good game plan for him, know the tricks he does well. Prepare for everything. Rabadnov fought the way he did in his previous bouts — moving, kicking, moving away, throwing spinning elbows. This guy has no wrestling at all. The thing is, Gadzhi wasn’t like himself," Shabliy said.
For reference, Alfie Davis beat Gadzhi Rabadnov 48–47 on all three judges’ scorecards. Rabadnov’s MMA record is now 26 wins, five losses and one draw. The British fighter’s record stands at 20 wins, five losses and one draw.
