Nursulton Ruziboev says welterweight easy cut for UFC on ESPN 56, still wants middleweight fights
Just like he did throughout his career, Nursulton Ruziboev hopes he can bounce around weight classes in the UFC.
Ruziboev (34-8-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) drops back down to welterweight to face Joaquin Buckley (18-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 56 (ESPN/ESPN+) co-headliner at Enterprise Center in St. Louis.
Ruziboev’s first two octagon appearances came at middleweight, scoring back-to-back first-round knockouts of Brunno Ferreira and Sedriques Dumas. Ruziboev, who most recently comp