UFC fighter Baysangur Susurkayev has explained the escalating feud with Namo Fazil in a seven-minute video, describing a history of online exchanges and an earlier physical altercation at his gym. Susurkayev says he and six or seven others tracked Fazil to his hotel room after Fazil posted a video criticizing Susurkayev, Islam Makhachev, and Khamzat Chimaev, disputing Fazil's claim that 15 people were involved. He states the confrontation ended in a conversation rather than serious violence, and that Fazil acknowledged his mistakes and was invited to the gym to settle matters peacefully.
UFC lightweight Baysangur Susurkayev has gone public with his account of an escalating dispute with Namo Fazil, releasing a seven-minute video in which he lays out the sequence of events that led to a confrontation at Fazil's hotel room.
Susurkayev says the conflict grew out of a series of online exchanges before spilling into a physical altercation at his gym. The situation intensified after Fazil posted a video that Susurkayev says targeted him, UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, and middleweight contender Khamzat Chimaev. According to Susurkayev, he and a group of six or seven others located Fazil at his hotel and went to confront him directly, pushing back on Fazil's claim that as many as fifteen people had been involved.
Susurkayev maintains that the meeting did not escalate into serious violence. He says Fazil acknowledged he had made mistakes and that the encounter concluded with Fazil being invited to the gym to resolve their differences in a more peaceful setting.
The two other fighters named in Fazil's original video are prominent figures in the sport. Makhachev, 34, represents Russia and fights out of Eagles MMA. He holds the UFC welterweight title and carries a 29-1 professional record, while posting a striking accuracy of 58 percent and averaging more than three takedowns per fifteen minutes. Chimaev, 32, fights out of the United Arab Emirates and trains at Allstars Training Center. Ranked first in the middleweight division and tenth pound-for-pound, he is 15-1 and lands an imposing 4.04 significant strikes per minute at 60 percent accuracy.
Why it matters
- The dispute publicly links Susurkayev to two of the sport's highest-profile fighters, raising the story's visibility well beyond a standard personal conflict.
- Susurkayev's decision to release a detailed video shifts the narrative to his version of events before any official account emerges.
- The invitation to resolve matters at the gym suggests both parties may seek to de-escalate, though no formal resolution has been reported.
