The black belt in gaidojutsu and 2007 world combat sambo champion Rustam Khabilov entered this fight with a pro record of 21-3-0 (43% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 lightweight in the world. He lost two consecutive fights between 2014 and 2015, against Benson Henderson (=Henderson vs Khabilov) and Adriano Martins (=Khabilov vs Martins), but then he has won four consecutive bouts beating Leandro Silva (=Khabilov vs Silva) and Jason Saggo in his last two.
His opponent, Desmond Green, has an official mma record of 20-5-0 (30% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.63 in the same weight class. He lost to Andre Harrison in 2015 but then he has collected five victories defeating Josh Emmett in 2017. Rustam Khabilov vs Desmond Green is on the undercard of Alexander Volkov vs Stefan Struve – UFC Fight Night 115. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Event: UFC Fight Night 115: Struve vs Volkov
Date: 2017-09-02
Where: Ahoy Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Division: lightweight (155 lbs, 70 kg)
UFC Fight Night 115 fight card (main fights):
Alexander Volkov vs Stefan Struve
Siyar Bahadurzada vs Rob Wilkinson
Leon Edwards vs Bryan Barberena
Rustam Khabilov vs Desmond Green
Green’s next fight: Michel Prazeres vs Desmond Green
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Khabilov vs Green Fight Video:
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