UFC Fight Night 220: Krylov vs. Spann is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas on February 25 at the popular UFC Apex Arena. The preliminary card of the event will host lightweights, Brazilian Rafael Alves and Tajik Nurullo Aliev. Can an athlete from Dushanbe make a strong name for himself in his first fight? The fight is planned for 23:00 UK time.
Most likely, the newly minted Khabib will impose the fight on his opponent from the first seconds of the fight. ‘’Tajik Eagle’’ is going to try and form a take-down, where he’s going to bring down Alves in a round-robin, or simply hold him there and slowly wear him down. We don’t think the Brazilian will be able to do anything about it, so he will logically lose.
Rafael Alves has 31 fights under his belt, with 20 wins and 11 defeats. The Brazilian is 32 years old and has made three direct UFC appearances. He lost to Russian Damir Ismagulov by unanimous decision of the judges and American Drew Dober via third-round knockout, but was able to defeat Englishman Marc ‘’Bonecrusher’’ Diakiese in the first round by submission via guillotine choke. ‘’The Turn’’ is prone to constant risk, hence he has a lot of early losses.
Rafael is a versatile fighter who can cause trouble in the standup with his high speed and heavy punches, as well as demonstrating his high level of jiu-jitsu in the parterre.
The 23-year-old Tajik fighter Nurullo Aliev made a great showing at Dana White’s 2022 Contender Series. At the end of the first round, the fighter finished with a technical knockout of American Josh ‘’The White Mamba’’ Wick and improved his record to eight wins. His appearance strongly resembles Khabib’s, due to which he has already been compared to Dagestan’s ‘’Eagle’’.
‘’Tajik Eagle’’ has well-developed wrestling skills, but he rarely takes risks, so he finishes a few fights. However, in his last fight, the fighter showed proper aggression, which impressed the UFC boss.
Age – 32;
Height – 1.70;
Weight – 70.3;
Reach – 1.77;
Stance – Orthodox;
Statistics – 20-11-0;
Wins – 7 Knockouts, 8 Submissions, 5 Decisions;
Losses – 4 Knockout, 6 Submissions, 1 Decision.
Age – 23;
Height – 1.77;
Weight – 70.3;
Reach – 1.84;
Stance – Orthodox;
Statistics – 8-0-0;
Wins – 2 Knockouts, 0 Submissions, 6 Decisions;
Losses – 0 Knockouts, 0 Submissions, 0 Decisions.
Where will this fixture be played?
The event will take place at UFC Apex, Enterprise, Nevada, USA.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
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