Another UFC Fight Night will take place on November 20 at UFC APEX. In one of the main card events, Russian welterweight Muslim Salikhov will fight Portuguese welterweight, Andre Fialho. The fight is planned for 05:00 UK time
A slight favorite is Muslim Salikhov with odds of 1.77. The victory of Andre Fialho is evenly quoted at 2.01. We may expect a very hard fight, but we can rely on the better technical skills of the basic wushu-sanda. Of course, the Portuguese representative is still young and ambitious, but stylistically his opponent may be very inconvenient for him. We think that the Russian will work his next target with kicks from distance and will be able at some point to land his opponent on the heel when he rushes forward aggressively.
Muslim Salikhov suffered his first defeat in the last six fights in the organization. He seemed to have fought Chinese welterweight Li Jingliang, but did not calculate his strength and could not find the right strategy. The Russian has never lost by knockout before and it was the first time for him. Of course, “The King of Kung Fu” is beginning to be affected by his age. At the age of 38, it is not easy to fight younger and hungrier fighters, no matter how good you are. A difficult challenge awaits us again, but technically our opponent is clearly inferior to our fighter. Starting from 2018 April to 2021 June, Muslim Salikhov got a tough five-win-streak, defeating Brazilian welterweight Francisco Trinaldo (by unanimous decision of the judges) in the third round, Brazilian welterweight Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos “Capoeira” (by a split decision of the judges) in the third round, Argentinian Laureano Staropoli (by unanimous decision of the judges) in the third round.
The Portuguese Andre Fialho is a very dangerous fighter indeed, but he has some gaps in his stance. He relies solely on his boxing and puts in every punch. In MMA you have to be able to do everything, especially when you fight in the world’s best organization, the UFC. The 28-year-old athlete lost to higher-ranked and more versatile opponents. He was defeated by Brazilian welterweight Michel Pereira and Australian welterweight Jake Matthews, with the latter losing by a hard knockout. Andre’s defense was the last thing on his mind. It’s obviously not very healthy to take all the blows to the head. Fialho holds victories over Lebanese Cameron “Jumpman” VanCamp (by TKO) and American Miguel Baeza (by TKO) both in the first round.
Age – 38;
Height – 1.80;
Weight – 77;
Reach – 1.78;
Statistics – 18-3-0;
Wins – 12 KO, 2 Submissions, 4 Decisions;
Loses – 1 KO, 2 Submissions, 0 Decision.
Age – 28;
Height – 1.83;
Weight – 77;
Reach – 1.88;
Statistics – 16-5-0;
Wins – 13 KO, 1 Submission, 2 Decisions;
Loses – 3 KO, 0 Submissions, 2 Decisions.
Where will this fixture be played?
The event will take place at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds for the UFC Fight Night 215: Muslim Salikhov vs Andre Fialho at 1xBet.