UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs Imavov is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas on January 15 at the popular UFC Apex Arena. The preliminary card will feature a middleweight bout in which Ghanaian Abdul Razak Alhassan will take on Brazilian Claudio Ribeiro. Bookmakers are estimating the odds of the fighters at 50-50. The fight is planned for 01:00 UK time.
Definitely, in a battle of two hard-hitting fighters, the chances of an early conclusion are high. The obvious upside for Claudio is that he is seven years younger. Abdul, on the other hand, had a much stronger level of opposition. Still, Ribeiro will undoubtedly have chances to make a loud statement. The Ghanaian is clearly on the decline, hence he may have problems with motivation.
The intimidating Ghanaian knockout artist Abdul Razak Alhassan had his last fight in February 2022. He lost by split decision to Joaquin ‘’New Mansa’’ Buckley. The current defeat was his fourth in his last five fights. Perhaps age is taking its toll, as ‘’Judo Thunder’’ is already 37 years old. In nine years as a professional, he has won 11 victories and suffered five defeats.
All 11 victories were by knockout. He always relies on his firepower in the octagon. If Abdul hits an accent, it’s a guaranteed knockout. The athlete has obvious problems with wrestling and stamina.
The Brazilian Claudio Ribeiro is 30 years old and made his way to the world’s elite organization by way of Dana White’s Cantonder Series. There, in 25 seconds he made his impressive knockout, catching Ivan ‘’Bam Bam’’ Valenzuela by surprise. Thus he extended his winning streak to six fights. Each time he was successful by KO/TKO (usually in the first round). In total, the Sao Paulo native has 10 wins and two defeats in his record.
As well as his future opponent he is a pronounced puncher and knockout fighter – 100% knockout wins. He is looking to end the fight in his favour as quickly as possible, and he wins the lion’s share of victories in the first five rounds.
Age – 37;
Height – 1.78;
Weight – 77;
Reach – 1.85;
Stance – Southpaw;
Statistics – 11-5-0;
Wins – 11 Knockouts, 0 Submissions, 0 Decisions;
Losses – 1 Knockout, 0 Submissions, 4 Decisions.
Age – 30;
Height – 1.82;
Weight – 83.9;
Reach – 1.85;
Stance – Orthodox;
Statistics – 10-2-0;
Wins – 10 Knockouts, 0 Submissions, 0 Decisions;
Losses – 0 Knockouts, 1 Submission, 1 Decision.
Where will this fixture be played?
The event will take place at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds for the UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs Imavov: Abdul Razak Alhassan vs Claudio Ribeiro at 1xBet.