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Umar Nurmagomedov vs Bekzat Almakhan. Fight prediction

The fighter of the Absolute Fighting Championship in the bantamweight category, Umar Nurmagomedov, will meet Bekzat Almakhan. Will the Russian be able to achieve success in the UFC Fight Night 238 fight in Las Vegas with a fighter from Kazakhstan on March 3 and what bets should he choose?

Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Umar Nurmagomedov vs Bekzat Almakhan

Umar Nurmagomedov

Umar Nurmagomedov is a former Eagle Fighting Championship champion. The Russian won the title in May 2018, and then made three successful defenses. A native of Kizilyurt signed a contract with Dana White's league in the winter of 2019 and won four victories in a row, defeating Sergei Morozov (technical knockout) from Kazakhstan, Americans Brian Kelleher (submission) and Nate Maniss (unanimous decision), as well as Brazilian Raoni Barcelos (knockout).

The 28-year-old Nurmagomedov has 16 wins (two by knockout, seven by decision, seven by submission) and zero defeats. Khabib’s second cousin is a Russian champion in MMA, a multiple champion of Dagestan in Thai boxing, and a world champion in combat sambo.

Umar Nurmagomedov vs Bekzat Almakhan

Bekzat Almakhan

Bekzat Almakhan will hold his debut fight in the strongest mixed martial arts tournament on the planet. Before joining the UFC, the fighter from Kazakhstan performed in Octagon, UAE Warriors, Bushido Qazaqstan FC, but did not achieve great success. His winning streak has already lasted eight fights. In the last two, he defeated the Brazilians Ian Ferraz (technical knockout) and Matheus Rodriguez Gloria (knockout).

The 26-year-old Almahan has 14 wins (12 by knockout, one by decision, one by submission) and one defeat.

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  • Nurmagomedov's victory by submission - Nurmagomedov has seven victories by submission.

Fight prediction

Bookmaker experts consider Nurmagomedov the undisputed favorite of the upcoming fight. There is no point in even arguing here. Almakhan, of course, is a good fighter, but Umar is still too tough for him. The Russian will win a convincing victory today, and the Kazakh will not be able to hold out all the rounds.

Our prediction is an early victory for Nurmagomedov for 1.80 at Mostbet.

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