UFC 257 (1/23/21) Muradov stopped Andrew Sanchez via strikes at 2:59 of the third round UFC on ESPN (12/7/19) Muradov knocked out Trevor Smith at 4:09 of the third round UFC Fight Night (9/28/19) Muradov won a three round unanimous decision over Alessio Di Chirico Sometimes it doesn’t pay to get punched in the face. – 256 fighters (42%) earned six-figures in 2021 (38% in 2020). – 17 men and women wore UFC championship belts (including interim) in 2021 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Bout Billing: Preliminary Card (fight 6 of 12) Pro/Am: Professional. Weight: 185 lbs (83.9 kg) TV Commentary: Brendan Fitzgerald, Paul Felder, Michael Bisping. Broadcast: Aired Live on Prelims. Post-Fight Interviewer: Paul Felder. Razak Alhassan Total Disclosed Pay: $50,000. Muradov has never been taken down, never really goes for takedowns and seems smart enough to know where his edge is. Meerschaert must have pissed someone off in the matchmaking department cause this is rough. Prediction: Makhmud Muradov. My Picks in Bold. Preliminary Card. Alessio Di Chirico vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan. Sam Alvey vs. Wellington Turman LIVE STRAM: Di Chirico dropped three straight decisions to Kevin Holland, Makhmud Muradov and Zak Cummings. With his UFC career potentially in jeopardy, he pulled off a stunner when he knocked out Joaquin Buckley with a bonus-winning head kick in January 2021 in Abu Dhabi – just a few months after Buckley had himself gone viral with a spinning back kick win. Alessio DI CHIRICO Muradov def. Di Chirico Di Chirico def. Marquez Velickovic def. Di Chirico UFC ON ESPN+ 12: Moicano vs. The Korean Zombie Ewell def. dos Santos Lee def. De La Rosa Ige def. Aguilar Yoder def. Kondo Paris, France – It’s was all on the line at UFC Paris for two middleweights needing a big win as Alessio Di Chirico and Roman Kopylov met in the octagon on Saturday night. Di Chirico (13-6) was coming off a KO loss to Abdul Razak Alhassan in Aug 2021. He was 1-4 in his last 5 bouts which put him on the short list of possible cuts after UFC RwTm.