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After a great and unexpected conclusion to the UFC 245 card, the planet's best promotion only has one MMA night left this year. As befits tournaments expanding the geography of the organization, it will take place far beyond the borders of America, native to the UFC. On December 22nd, the best MMA league in the world will bring fighters to Korean Busan to host a tournament called UFC Fight Night 165. The card will feature fights with a large number of local athletes, the main one of which will be the long-suffering main event with the participation of the Korean Zombie.
Content
- The main battle of the evening. Frankie Edgar – Chen Chan Song
- Main card
- Volkan Ozdemir – Alexander Rakich
- Doo Hu Choi – Charles Jourdain
- Da Un Jung – Mike Rodriguez
- June Yoon Park – Marc-André Barrio
- Kyun Ho Kang – Pinguan Liu
- Preliminary card
- Said Nurmagomedov – Raoni Barcelos
- Cyril Gane – Tanner Boozer
The main battle of the evening. Frankie Edgar – Chen Chan Song
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The first rival for “Zombies” in this fight was supposed to be Brian Ortega, but the former contender for the belt was knocked out of the fight due to injury. He was quickly replaced by a fighter who is well acquainted with the division, although he managed to announce his retirement to the bantamweight division. American Frankie Edgar was supposed to fight at one of the first events in the best promotion on the planet in 2020, but unexpectedly became a participant in the final 2019 tournament.
Given the rearrangements in the division, this fight is unlikely to become a title fight – most likely, Volkanovski will receive an opponent in the person of Holloway for the second time, while many athletes, including Zabit Magomedsharipov, will have to wait their turn. It is possible that following the results of this fight, the fanbase will recognize a new rival for the Dagestani.
Odds 1xBet:
1.63 – 36.0 – 2.46
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Main card
There aren't many status fights in the last main card of this year. The organization decided to stage a spectacle primarily for Korean MMA fans in order to arrange a soldier out at the arena in Busan. The only fight without the participation of Koreans in the main card will be the second fight of the day, where Alexander Rakich will fight Volkan Ozdemir.
Volkan Ozdemir – Alexander Rakich
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In the Austrian-Swiss confrontation, it is difficult to single out a favorite. The fighters stand up to each other and must show an interesting cut, the result of which will be a chance to enter the challenger fight in the light heavyweight division. Or at least come close to a title chance. The Swiss with Turkish roots Volkan Ozdemir has already received a champion fight, but lost in it to Daniel Cormier. Having lost in two more battles after that, Ozdemir defeated Ilir Latifi, sending him over the top ten of the division. At the same time, Alexander Rakich promoted his position in the ranking – he defeated the experienced Francimar Barroso, by decision inflicted the first defeat in Justin Ledet's career and sent Jimi Manuva to retire.
Odds 1xBet:
2.24 – 36.0 – 1.752
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Doo Hu Choi – Charles Jourdain
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According to the organization's matchmakers, this fight will be the most interesting for the Korean public, if we do not take into account the main event of the tournament. The Korean Superboy trains in Busan. Because of what a large number of fans will come to see it. Doo got off to a great start in the UFC with three successful appearances at once, but the Korean's extreme fights don't look so good – two defeats against Cab Swanson and Jeremy Stevens have stripped him of his status as the new Featherweight Zombie. But the new rival for the Korean will be the not-too-famous Charles Jourdain. The Canadian before the UFC successfully fought in the TKO organization, and lost to Desmond Green in the debut of the best promotion on the planet.
Odds 1xBet:
1.392 – 36.0 – 3.32
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Da Un Jung – Mike Rodriguez
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The light heavyweight division in the main card will be represented not only by a battle without the participation of Korean athletes. As part of the fourth event of the evening, Da Un Jung, undefeated for ten fights, will fight American Mike Rodriguez. The last fight of the Korean in the cage turned out to be painful for the Russian fanbase of the organization. Hadith Ibragimov, who played against Jung at UFC Fight Night, lost to his opponent by a guillotine.
The next opposition for Da Un Jung in the cage will be Mike Rodriguez. The American got into the promotion through Dana White's promoter series and already managed to beat Adam Milstead, but lost both in the opening and in the last fights. For the American, the upcoming fight will be decisive, since with the minimum probability the UFC will keep a fighter with a 10-5 record on his contract.
Odds 1xBet:
1.975 – 36.0 – 1.945
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June Yoon Park – Marc-André Barrio
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The middle division of the best promotion on the planet lives in anticipation of the next title fight. Israel Adesanya has expressed a desire to fight against Yoel Romero, while on the other side of the TOP-15 fighters with much lesser fame will fight. For the Korean Jun Yoon Park, the outgoing year was marked by the signing of a contract with the UFC. In a cage under the banner of the best promotion of the planet, he had one fight, in which he lost without a chance to Anthony Hernandez.
The fighter will try to correct his deplorable situation in the battle with the Canadian Marc-Andre Barrio. “Power Bar”, unlike Jun, had time to fight in two promo fights, but lost to his opponents in both fights. This battle can be described as a contract battle.
Odds 1xBet:
2.01 – 40.0 – 1.91
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Kyun Ho Kang – Pinguan Liu
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After the last UFC, the situation in the bantamweight division finally got off the ground. On the sidelines of the evening of mixed martial arts, the winner of the event, Peter Yan, came together in a verbal skirmish with Cody Garbrandt, and Dana White announced that three athletes were competing for the title fight at once. Kyun Ho Kang and Pinguan Liu will end a difficult year for the bantamweight division.
The Korean and the Chinese will face off at the UFC Fight Night in Busan in a card-opening bout. Kyun is a real UFC veteran – the athlete had 8 fights under the banner of the organization, and the first of them at the time when Fuel TV was the broadcaster of the promotion. The fighter goes on a series of two victories, and Pinguan Li will oppose him. The Chinese athlete won two fights under the UFC banner, but lost in an extreme fight to Jonathan Martinez by knockout.
Odds 1xBet:
1.445 – 36.0 – 3.048
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Preliminary card
The preliminaries of the Busan tournament will, frankly, be weak for the mass spectator of the promotion – a minimum of status fights with athletes close to the top level. The promotion decided to place either novice fighters or athletes facing dismissal in the cage. But here, too, there was a place for the Russian fighter, whose fight will become central in the preliminaries. Said Nurmagomedov will continue to defend the honor of the surname and will fight against Raoni Barcelos.
Said Nurmagomedov – Raoni Barcelos
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For Russia, 2019 has become the most successful year in the UFC. In addition to the approval of Khabib Nurmagomedov as part of the undoubtedly best athlete in the division, and Pyotr Yan, Alexander Volkov and Zabit Magomedsharipov brought their title chances closer. Our Said Nurmagomedov can also break into the top of the rating of bantams at the end of the year. The holder of the great surname will have to fight with a very good opponent in the person of the Brazilian Raoni Barcelos. In his extreme fights, the athlete has already defeated the compatriots of Barcelos, but Raoni is one of the main jitters of the division. The fighter made his UFC debut in 2018 and has already won three straight fights, confidently beating opponent after opponent.
Odds 1xBet:
2.35 – 37.0 – 1.648
Cyril Gane – Tanner Boozer
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As with many divisions in the UFC, the heavyweight division has a new champion in 2019. Daniel Cormier was replaced by Stipe Miocic, and the category itself was replenished with a number of top athletes. Cyril Gane may become one of them. The Frenchman is not a prospect of the same Rosenstryuk's level, but he has already managed to win two significant victories, for one of which he received a bonus for the performance of the evening. The Frenchman will be opposed by the most experienced rival in his professional career – Canadian Tanner Boozer. “The Bulldozer” is known to Russian fans for its long performances in the ACB, after which the fighter was accepted into the UFC, where he had already managed to beat Daniel Spitz.
Odds 1xBet:
1.165 – 39.0 – 5.7
Remaining card fights:
- Hayley Alateng – Ryan Benoit
- Amanda Lemos – Miranda Granger
- Alexandre Pantoya – Matt Schnell
- Omar Morales – Dong Yun Ma
The final 2019 year for the UFC, the card of the Fight Night 165 tournament will be of interest to the mass audience for three reasons at once. The first is the performance of our Said Nurmagomedov as part of the underdog of the battle against Raoni Barcelos. The second is a fight featuring the legendary “Korean Zombie” who always puts on a show in a cage. The third is the co-main of the tournament, in which the winner will come close to the title. On December 22nd there will be something to see, especially since this event will be the last from the UFC this year.
