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Thursday’s Fight Nights Global 83 set to stream free from Moscow
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:
- Champ Magomedsaygid Alibekov (70.6 kg/155.6 lbs.) vs. Akhmed Aliev (70.6 kg/155.6 lbs.) – for lightweight title
- Liana Jojua (61.2 kg/134.9 lbs.) vs. Marina Mokhnatkina (61.5 kg/135.6 lbs.) – for inaugural women’s bantamweight title
- Nikolay Aleksakhin (77.6 kg/171.1 lbs.) vs. Dominique Steele (78.5 kg/173.1 lbs.)
- Omar Nurmagomedov (61.7 kg/136 lbs.) vs. Shyudi Yamauchi (61.6 kg/135.8 lbs.)
- Dmitry Bikrev (77.6 kg/171.1 lbs.) vs. Vasiliy Zubkov (77.6 kg/171.1 lbs.)
- Rizvan Abuev (57.2 kg/126.1 lbs.) vs. Vartan Asatryan (57 kg/125.7 lbs.)
- Ali Isaev (116.9 kg/257.7 lbs.) vs. Vladimir Daineko (110 kg/242.5 lbs.)
- Alexey Sidorenko (93 kg/205 lbs.) vs. Hasan Yousefi (93 kg/205 lbs.)
- Bachachali Bakhachaliev (61.7 kg/136 lbs.) vs. Ruslan Serikpulov (61.7 kg/136 lbs.)
- Gadzhi Rabadanov (70.4 kg/155.2 lbs.) vs. Igor Tarytsa (70.3 kg/155 lbs.)
- Olga Vlasova (56.7 kg/125 lbs.) vs. Svetlana Zotkina (56.7 kg/125 lbs.)
For more on Fight Nights Global 83, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.
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