The UFC returns to Moscow, Russia for UFC Fight Night 163. Originally, a heavyweight fight between Alexander Volkov and Junior dos Santos was scheduled for the main event. However, dos Santos would be forced to pull out of the fight with an injury. This pushed the featherweight co-main event into the new main event slot.
The new main event now features two exciting featherweight prospects as Zabit Magomedsharipov faces Calvin Kattar. Magomedsharipov has now lost a fight since 2013 and will be looking for his 14th straight win against Kattar. His most recent fight came at UFC 235 in March when he defeated Jeremy Stephens by unanimous decision. Kattar enters the fight fresh off back-to-back TKO finishes. The most recent of those came in June at UFC 238 when he finished Ricardo Lamas in one round. Both men look to inch closer to a title shot at the talent stacked featherweight division with a win.
Alexander Volkov stays on the card after his main event opponent pulled out, as he pulls Greg Hardy on short notice in the co-main event. Volkov has not fought since UFC 229 in 2018 when he suffered a knockout loss to Derrick Lewis in the fight’s closing seconds. He will look to rebound from that loss with a win over Hardy, who is 2-1, !NC since entering the UFC in January. Hardy’s most recent fight came at UFC on ESPN 6 when he faced Ben Sosoli. Hardy would win the fight by unanimous decision, however due to his use of an inhaler between rounds, the fight was overturned to a no-contest. Hardy looks to earn the biggest win of his UFC career if he can defeat the seventh ranked Volkov.
UFC Fight Night 163 Results
Kicking off the main card will be a light heavyweight fight as Shamil Gamzatov takes on Klidson Abreu. Gamzatov looks to remain undefeated while Abreu looks for his second straight win in the UFC. Following that will be a welterweight fight as Ramazan Emeev takes on Anthony Rocco Martin. Emeev looks to extend his seven fight win streak while Martin tries to rebound from a loss. Next will be another fight at light heavyweight as Khadis Ibragimov takes on Ed Herman. Ibragimov enters the fight off a recent loss while Herman will look to make it two wins in a row. Finally, before the co-main event will be another welterweight bout as Zelim Imadaev takes on Danny Roberts. Imadaev looks to rebound from his first loss after going 8-0 while Roberts looks to rebound from a KO loss in May.
Follow along with MMASucka as we provide you with the results throughout UFC Fight Night 163.
MAIN CARD (ESPN+ – 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. ET)
Zabit Magomedsharipov def. Calvin Kattar via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Alexander Volkov def. Greg Hardy via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Danny Roberts def. Zelim Imadaev via Knockout (Punch) at 4:54 of Round Two
Ed Herman def. Khadis Ibragimov via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Anthony Rocco Martin def. Ramazan Emeev via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Shamil Gamzatov def. Klidson Abreu via Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+ – 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT)
Magomed Ankalaev def. Dalcha Lungiambula via Knockout (Strikes) at 0:29 of Round Three
Rustam Khabilov def. Sergey Khandozhko via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Karl Roberson def. Roman Kopylov via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:01 of Round Three
David Zawada def. Abubakar Nurmagomedov via Submission (Triangle Choke) at 2:50 of Round One
Roosevelt Roberts def. Alexander Yakovlev via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Pannie Kianzad def. Jessica-Rose Clark via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Davey Grant def. Grigorii Popov via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
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