Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-13, nice and tough fight between Magomed Ismailov and Ivan Shtyrkov: it gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
Magomed Ismailov entered this fight with a mma record of 16-2-1 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 middleweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Xavier Foupa-Pokam in 2014 (via split decision), since then he has collected nine victories and one draw, beating Vyacheslav Vasilevsky and Aleksander Emelianenko in his last two bouts (Aleksander Emelianenko vs Magomed Ismailov).
His opponent, Ivan Shtyrkov, has an official record of 17-1-1 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.40 light heavyweight. ‘Ural Hulk’ Shtyrkov suffered his only loss when he faced Yasubey Enomoto last year (Ivan Shtyrkov vs Yasubey Enomoto) but he came back to win against Michal Pasternak in February 2020. Shtyrkov vs Ismailov is the main event of the ACA 115 (Absolute Championship Akhmat). Watch the video and rate this fight!