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Diyar Nurgozhay : le faucon du Kazakhstan en mi-lourds UFC<\/h2>\n

Avant l’octogone, la mine et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9<\/h3>\n

Avant de fouler le tapis d’un octogone UFC, Diyar Nurgozhay a travaill\u00e9 comme mineur, comme chargeur et comme agent de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 dans un coin recul\u00e9 du Kazakhstan. Pas exactement le parcours d’un prospect marketing. Ce background rugueux transpara\u00eet dans son style : pas de fioritures, efficacit\u00e9 directe, finishes t\u00f4t ou tard. Le gars est champion national de muay thai et champion du monde en pankration \u2014 ma\u00eetre de sport de classe internationale. Il a aussi d\u00e9croch\u00e9 la ceinture GAMMA (championnat du monde amateur MMA) en 2021 avant m\u00eame d’envisager les grands circuits pro.<\/p>\n

L’ascension : Eagle FC et le titre kazakh<\/h3>\n

C’est sous les couleurs de l’Eagle FC \u2014 la promo fond\u00e9e par Khabib Nurmagomedov \u2014 que Nurgozhay s’est vraiment impos\u00e9. Le 21 ao\u00fbt 2022, il met fin au r\u00e8gne du Russe Konstantin Andreitsev (15-6) et devient le premier champion kazakh des mi-lourds d’Eagle FC, \u00e0 la Barys Arena de Nur-Sultan, devant son public. \u00c0 ce moment-l\u00e0, il est invaincu sur 7 combats, avec 6 finishes au premier round. Son record global flirtait alors avec le 8-0, dont deux tiers de victoires par KO.<\/p>\n

En mai 2024, il revient \u00e0 la comp\u00e9tition pour la premi\u00e8re fois depuis son titre en s’imposant \u00e0 UAE Warriors 50 face \u00e0 Emiliano Sordi, ex-champion PFL, par arr\u00eat au premier round. Un retour propre qui ouvre la porte \u00e0 la Contender Series.<\/p>\n

La Contender Series et le contrat UFC<\/h3>\n

Le 1er octobre 2024, lors de l’\u00e9pisode 8 de la saison 8 de la Dana White’s Contender Series, Nurgozhay devient le premier combattant kazakh \u00e0 figurer sur cette \u00e9mission. Il le marque d’un head kick fulgurant suivi d’un ground-and-pound sur Bartosz Szewczyk, arr\u00eat\u00e9 \u00e0 3:32 du deuxi\u00e8me round. Dana White signe le contrat dans la foul\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

D\u00e9buts difficiles \u00e0 l’UFC<\/h3>\n

L’entr\u00e9e dans la cour des grands ne s’est pas faite sans accrocs. Le 15 mars 2025, \u00e0 l’UFC Vegas 104, Nurgozhay rate la pes\u00e9e de 4,5 livres pour son premier combat en octogone face \u00e0 Brendson Ribeiro \u2014 un handicap symbolique qui colore toute la mise en contexte. Au deuxi\u00e8me round, \u00e0 1:28, Ribeiro verrouille un kimura et le combat s’arr\u00eate. Double peine.<\/p>\n

Le 23 ao\u00fbt 2025, \u00e0 l’UFC Shanghai, Uran Satybaldiev le coince encore plus vite : apr\u00e8s un droit qui envoie Nurgozhay au sol, le Kirghiz construit une \u00e9treinte puis d\u00e9roule un Ezekiel choke \u2014 soumission rare \u2014 pour stopper le Kazakh \u00e0 2:45 du premier round. \u00c0 0-2 \u00e0 l’UFC, l’avenir semblait fragile.<\/p>\n

Le rebond : UFC 326, mars 2026<\/h3>\n

Le 7 mars 2026 \u00e0 Las Vegas, dans les prelims d’UFC 326, Nurgozhay prend enfin son premier point dans la promotion. Face \u00e0 Rafael Tobias, le Kazakh impose son jeu d\u00e8s le premier round : teeps pr\u00e9cis, leg kicks qui coupent les jambes, mains gauches qui font tituber l’adversaire. La d\u00e9cision unanime tombe sans ambigu\u00eft\u00e9 \u2014 30-27, 29-28, 29-28. Premier win UFC, \u00e0 28 ans, apr\u00e8s deux ans de casse.<\/p>\n

Profil et style<\/h3>\n

Nurgozhay s’entra\u00eene au Tobet Top Team. Sa base muay thai ressort clairement dans son kicking game \u2014 teeps, low kicks, coups hauts \u2014 et sa facult\u00e9 \u00e0 g\u00e9rer les distances. Sur 13 combats professionnels (record : 11-2-0), 7 de ses victoires sont intervenues au premier round. Les deux d\u00e9faites UFC lui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 inflig\u00e9es par soumission, ce qui pointe un grappling d\u00e9fensif \u00e0 consolider. Mari\u00e9, p\u00e8re d’une fille, il colle avec cette image de combattant pos\u00e9 mais d\u00e9termin\u00e9 qui a mis du temps \u00e0 trouver ses marques \u00e0 l’UFC \u2014 maintenant qu’il a ouvert son compteur, la suite sera int\u00e9ressante \u00e0 surveiller.<\/p>\n

Sources :<\/strong> UFC.com<\/a>, CageSidePress (UFC 326)<\/a>, CageSidePress (UFC Shanghai)<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Diyar Nurgozhay, 28 ans, mi-lourds UFC (11-2). Ex-mineur et champion Eagle FC, premier Kazakh \u00e0 la Contender Series 2024. 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