It was a sight to see as an arena in Tajikistan filled to capacity late at night as Muin Gafurov and Muhammad Naimov prepared to make their UFC debuts last June, thousands of miles away inside the UFC APEX.
Tajikistan is Ready for Muhammad Naimov and Muin Gafurov!!! Live on @ESPNPlus! pic.twitter.com/1l07psvLc4
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Gafurov and Naimov are just two of the fighters who proudly rep the Tajikistan flag. Lightweights Nurullo Aliev and Loik Radzhabov also hail from there and have found success inside the Octagon.