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Tyson Nam meets Zhalgas Zhumagulov in Fight Nights Global 86 headliner in Kazakhstan

Russia’s Fight Nights Global promotion has finalized the lineup for its second event in a three-day span, and a pair of flyweights meet in the evening’s five-round main event.

Fight Nights Global official recently announced that three-time WSOF veteran Tyson Nam (16-8-1) will meet Kazakhstan’s own Zhalgas Zhumagulov (10-3) in the headlining bout of Fight Nights Global 86, which takes place April 1 at Almaty Arena in Kazakhstan. The card streams live on Russian social media outlet VK.com.

Nam is currently ranked No. 15 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA flyweight rankings.

Nam is perhaps best known for his 2012 knockout of then-Bellator bantamweight champion Eduardo Dantas in a fight under the Shooto Brazil banner. That result earned Nam a WSOF contract, though he went 0-2 for the promotion, eventually losing four consecutive bouts, overall. However, since then, Nam has gone 4-0-1 in a five-fight run, including two straight knockout wins under the Fight Nights Global banner.

Meanwhile, Zhumagulov is currently 4-1 under the Fight Nights Global banner. The lone loss in that run came via split-decision in a failed bid for the Fight Nights Global flyweight title, and he looks to get back into another championship fight with a win over Nam.

Two days prior to this event, the Russian promotion hosts “Fight Nights Global 85: Alikhanov vs. Kopylov” in Moscow on March 30.

The full Fight Nights Global 86 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (VK.com/fightnightsofficial, 7 a.m. ET)

  • Zhalgas Zhumagulov vs. Tyson Nam
  • Adil Boranbayev vs. Nariman Abbasov
  • Nikita Baltabaev vs. Zhuman Zhumabekov
  • Nikita Mikhailov vs. Sabit Zhusupov
  • Dauren Ermekov vs. Giorgi Lobzhanidze
  • Muratbek Kasimbay vs. Renat Ondar
  • Karshyga Dautbek vs. Artur Magomedov
  • Zhasulan Akimzhanov vs. Nikolai Tsygankov

For more on Fight Nights Global 86, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.

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