Edil Essengulov secured his 27th career victory with a dominant performance over top opponent Ibrahim Magomedov in the middleweight division. Essengulov's journey from bantamweight to middleweight spans eight years, showing significant progression through weight classes. The post notes it began his career at bantamweight (61 kg) and now competes at middleweight (84 kg). There is interest in seeing him compete against top-5 ranked opponents next. His dominant style against a highly-ranked opponent has raised his profile in the division.
