Fight Nights Global 85: 3 Title Fight - March 30 (OFFICIAL DISCUSSION)

Fight Nights Global 85
March 30, 2018
VTB Ice Palace
Moscow, Russia 

Main Card:
Abusupyan Alikhanov (9-2)       vs.            (6-0) Roman Kopylov   
Main Event  |  Title Fight | Middleweight | 185 lbs (84 Kg)

Alexander Matmuratov (9-3)     vs.       (13-0) Movlid Khaibulaev   
Co-Main Event  |  Title Fight | Featherweight | 145 lbs (66 Kg)

Rousimar Palhares (19-8)         vs.       (11-0) Aliaskhab Khizriev   
Main Card |  Interim Title Fight | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77 Kg)

Valdir Araujo (18-8)                 vs. (4-0) Raimond Magomedaliev   
Main Card | Middleweight | 185 lbs (84 Kg)

Boyd Allen (15-3)                     vs.      (5-0) Magomed Yunisulau   
Main Card | Featherweight | 145 lbs (66 Kg)


Fight Nights Global officially announced three title fights for its upcoming card on in Moscow, Russia, on March 30, including the return of Rousimar Palhares.

The Fight Nights Global card will feature 3 championship fights. In the main event, Abusupyan Alikhanov faces Roman Kopylov for the middleweight belt, while Alexander Matmuratov puts his featherweight title on the line against Movlid Khaibulaev.

A former WSOF welterweight champion and longtime UFC veteran, “Toquinho,” is slated to face unbeaten Aliaskhab Khizriev.

Palhares (19-8-1) is coming off a draw with Shamil Amirov in Sept. 2017. The Brazilian originally lost the bout a controversial split decision, but the Russian MMA Federation overturned the result to draw days later.

Khizriev (11-0) won six of his eleven fights by way of stoppage.

Official Weigh-in:

Just hoping for a Palhares leg sub win to get the title.