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Thursday’s “Fight Nights Global 83: Alibekov vs. Aliev” will stream live and free, promotion officials told MMAjunkie following today’s official weigh-ins.
The event streams live on Russian social media site VK.com beginning at 10 a.m. ET.
In the main event, undefeated lightweight champ Magomedsaygid Alibekov (9-0) puts his title on the line against fellow Russian Akhmed Aliev (16-4), who carries a six-fight winning streak into the matchup, include recent wins over UFC vets Diego Brandao and Efrain Escudero.
In the co-feature, submission specialists Liana Jojua (5-2) and Marina Mokhnatkina (4-0) meet for the honor of becoming the promotion’s first women’s bantamweight champion. Jojua has earned four of her five career wins via armbar, while all four of Mokhnatkina’s wins to date have come via first-round submission.
Additionally, Dominique Steele takes (15-9) on Nikolay Aleksakhin (19-5), while Omar Nurmagomedov (5-0) – the cousin of Khabib Nurmagomedov – faces Shyudi Yamauchi (16-8).
The Fight Nights Global 83 weigh-in results include:
For more on Fight Nights Global 83, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.
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