Fights
Ulanbekov lost to Horiguchi via choke at UFC Qatar
Russian fighter Tagir Ulanbekov was defeated by Japanese fighter Kyoji Horiguchi in the main card fight of the UFC tournament in Qatar.
The fight took place at flyweight, with Horiguchi winning by submission in the third round.
This is Horiguchi’s first fight since November 2016, when he defeated Russian Ali Bagautinov.
34-year-old Ulanbekov has 17 victories and three defeats in MMA, 35-year-old Horiguchi won 35 victories and suffered five defeats, one fight was declared invalid.
In another fight of the evening, Russian Saygid Izagakhmaev in the welterweight category lost to Dane Nicholas Dalby by split decision.
Later in the main event of the evening, Russian fighter Arman Tsarukyan will fight New Zealander Dan Hooker.
Watch the live broadcast of the UFC tournament in Qatar right now on the Match TV and Match! Fighter”, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source: Sportbox
