Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-07-19, pretty good fight between Alexandre Pantoja and Askar Askarov: it gets three stars.
Alexandre Pantoja entered this fight with a record of 22-4-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 flyweight in the world. He fought three times last year beating Wilson Reis (Alexandre Pantoja vs Wilson Reis) and Matt Schnell (Alexandre Pantoja vs Matt Schnell) but between these two bouts he lost to current #1 Flw Deiveson Figueiredo (Alexandre Pantoja vs Deiveson Figueiredo).
His opponent, the undefeated Askar Askarov, has a mma record of 11-0-1 (91% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. He has tied with Brandon Moreno in 2019 (Brandon Moreno vs Askar Askarov) but then he comes back to win against Tim Elliott in 2020 (Askar Askarov vs Tim Elliott). Pantoja vs Askarov is on the undercard of Deiveson Figueiredo vs Joseph Benavidez 2 – UFC Fight Night 172 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 30). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC Fight Night 172: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
Date: 2020-07-19
Where: UFC Fight Island, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Division: flyweight (125 lbs, 57 kg)
UFC Fight Night 172 fight card (main fights):
Deiveson Figueiredo vs Joseph Benavidez 2
Kelvin Gastelum vs Jack Hermansson
Alexandre Pantoja vs Askar Askarov
Montel Jackson vs Brett Johns
Pantoja’s next fight: Manel Kape vs Alexandre Pantoja
Askarov’s next fight: Askar Askarov vs Joseph Benavidez
Pantoja vs Askarov Fight Video:
(Free embeddable video hosted on Youtube and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ8O8whkGHo
OFFICIAL VIDEO
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