The last time MMA Fighting spoke to lightweight knockout artist, Mairbek Taisumov, he was confident that he would finally secure a visa for his high stakes bout with Evan Dunham at UFC 223.
Ultimately, ‘Beckan’ would not make it to the Brooklyn date as his visa application was never granted. With five straight knockout wins in the UFC’s lightweight division, nobody would look twice if Taisumov was handed a date with a top tier opponent, but he doubts he will able to challenge at the top of the bracket without acquiring entry to the USA.