Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-10-19, disappointing mma bout: Asu Almabaev vs Matheus Nicolau Pereira gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2024).Nicolau vs Almabayev is scheduled to take place Saturday, October 19th, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 3-round flyweight (125 lbs, 57 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Anthony Hernandez vs Michel Pereira – UFC Vegas 99 (also known as UFC Fight Night 245 or UFC on ESPN+ 103). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Asu Almabaev record
The former interim M-1 Flw champion Asu Almabayev entered this fight with a record of 20-2-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 flyweight in the world.
He lost two consecutive fights in 2017, against Tagir Ulanbekov and Mehman Mamedov, but since then he has won 16 bouts defeating CJ Vergara and Jose Johnson in his last two.
Matheus Nicolau record
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Matheus Nicolau Pereira, has a mma record of 19-4-1 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.20 in the flyweight division.
In his last three matches he has beat Matt Schnell (Matheus Nicolau vs Matt Schnell) but then he has lost to Brandon Royval (Matheus Nicolau Pereira vs Brandon Royval) and to Alex Perez (Matheus Nicolau Pereira vs Alex Perez).
Fight card
Here is the UFC Vegas 99 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN+)
Anthony Hernandez vs Michel Pereira
Kyler Phillips vs Rob Font
Charles Johnson vs Su Mudaerji
Cameron Smotherman vs Jake Hadley
Darren Elkins vs Daniel Pineda
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+)
Asu Almabaev vs Matheus Nicolau Pereira
Brad Katona vs Jean Matsumoto
Tamires Vidal vs Joselyne Edwards
Elise Reed vs Jessica Penne
Alice Ardelean vs Melissa Martinez
Austen Lane vs Robelis Despaigne
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Asu Almabaev vs Matheus Nicolau Pereira as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Almabaev vs Nicolau fight?
Asu Almabaev defeated Matheus Nicolau Pereira via unanimous decision. Scores were 29–28, 29–28, 29–28.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Vegas 99 post-fight octagon interview of Asu Almabaev and Matheus Nicolau Pereira.
