It’s combat week in Vegas as 14 scheduled bouts are ready to placed on a present on the T-Cell Area.
UFC 320 options two title bouts, which embrace Magomed Ankalaev vs Alex Pereira and Merab Dvalishvili vs Cory Sandhagen.
Additionally, a fiery Gentle Heavyweight showdown sees prime contenders, Jiri Prochazka and Khalil Rountree Jr, take one another on earlier than the co-main occasion.
Nonetheless, with such a stacked combat card, there are 5 sure battles which won’t disappoint UFC followers.
Josh Emmett vs Youssef Zalal
Two Featherweight contenders go head-to-head in an thrilling three-round combat.
Emmett is coming off an unanimous resolution loss earlier this yr to Lerone Murphy at UFC Vegas 105.
‘CC0’ had beforehand earned a brutal first-round knockout win over Bryce Mitchell at UFC 310.
The #8 contender can wrestle however likes to goal for the knockout end, which has occurred on a number of events with the organisation.
Zalal has made an unimaginable comeback in his profession, at the moment standing on a seven-fight win streak after ending his first UFC stint with a four-fight winless run.
In his final bout, ‘The Moroccan Satan’ went the gap with Calvin Kattar at UFC Vegas 102 to safe an unanimous resolution victory.
Whereas harmful on the toes, the 29-year-old poses an even bigger submission menace when on the bottom.
A really unpredictable battle, which has all of the explanation why the combat received’t make it to the judges’ scorecards.
Abus Magomedov vs Joe Pyfer
Two Middleweights with future potential contest for a place simply outdoors of the rankings.
Magomedov made it three consecutive wins in April after defeating Michel Pereira by unanimous resolution at UFC Kansas Metropolis.
The German has not earned many stoppages within the UFC, however has a complete of 21 finishes from 28 triumphs.
The final PPV occasion that the previous PFL fighter made an look in was UFC 308, scoring a submission victory towards Brunno Ferreira.
Pyfer started his successful streak at UFC 316, going the gap with Kelvin Gastelum to win by unanimous resolution.
‘Bodybagz’ is nothing however a powerhouse, showcasing his dominance with 12 finishes from his 14 skilled wins.
The final time the Vineland-born fighter fought on the T-Cell Area, he earned a pointy first-round knockout win at UFC 303.
Each males have as soon as challenged for a place within the 185-pound rankings; now, they have to battle it out to see who will get that chance once more.
Ateba Gautier vs Ozzy Diaz
Don’t dare blink or else you’ll miss a key second in an intriguing matchup between to warriors who goal to cease a combat.
Gautier claimed his second consecutive first-round knockout win within the UFC after stopping Robert Valentin at UFC 318.
‘The Silent Murderer’ is a promising prospect, holding seven of his eight victories by KO/TKO.
To make the Cameroonian even scarier, six of his wins have ended inside the primary spherical.
Diaz earned his first UFC win after going the gap for the primary time in his profession to triumph by unanimous resolution at UFC 313 towards Djorden Sangtos.
The 34-year-old has the identical variety of knockouts as his opponent, but in addition holds two submission victories.
Once more, identical to Gautier, Diaz doesn’t take very lengthy to finish a battle, with six of his conquering wins ending in spherical one.
If there’s a combat that can have excessive expectations of ending in a knockout, it’s going to undoubtedly be this one.
Edmen Shahbazyan vs Andre Muniz
Knockout artist vs submission artist in one other intriguing contest within the Middleweight division.
Shahbazyan earned back-to-back wins after unusually going the gap to succeed by unanimous resolution towards Andre Petroski at UFC Atlanta.
‘The Golden Boy’ was on an undefeated run into his first 4 fights within the organisation earlier than his downfall started.
With 12 KO/TKO wins in his MMA profession, you’ll imagine that the Californian will wish to preserve this contest on the toes.
Muniz suffered a late first-round TKO loss in his final bout to Ikram Aliskerov at UFC Kansas Metropolis.
The Brazilian was filled with potential after two consecutive wins on Dana White’s Contender Collection (DWCS) and a five-fight win streak earlier than receiving two losses in 2023.
With 15 submissions out of 24 wins, ‘Sergipano’ will do every thing he can to try to take the combat to the bottom.
Two former 185-pound contenders sq. off with one trying to stick with it a formidable run whereas the opposite searches for redemption.
Daniel Santos vs Joo-Sang Yoo
Two Featherweight prospects have rather a lot to showcase within the first combat of the preliminary card.
Santos elevated his successful streak to a few after defeating Jeong-Yeong Lee by unanimous resolution at UFC 315.
‘Willycat’ has claimed eight finishes in his MMA profession, securing six KO/TKO wins and two submissions.
The Brazilian has not been very energetic as a result of cancelled bouts and will likely be hoping this explicit combat goes forward.
Yoo made a wild first impression on his UFC debut, knocking out Jeka Saragih in simply 28 seconds at UFC 316.
‘Zombie Jr’ is undefeated with 9 victories, 4 of these ending by KO/TKO and one by submission.
The Korean blended martial artist goals to observe within the footsteps of The Korean Zombie and obtain the same profession within the UFC.
Whereas neither man is a recognisable title, they’re actually ones to observe, particularly for the longer term.
