2018 in Fight Nights Global

The year 2018 was the 8th year in the history of the Fight Nights Global, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia. The company continues broadcasts through Match TV, Fight Network and is looking for a new US-based platform since the contract with UFC Fight Pass has been terminated.

2018 in Fight Nights Global
Information
First date	February 22, 2018
Events
Fights
Chronology
2017 in Fight Nights Global 2018 in Fight Nights Global 2019 in Fight Nights Global

List of events

#	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location
1	Fight Nights Global 83: Alibekov vs. Aliev	February 22, 2018	Luzhniki Palace of Sports	Moscow, Russia
2	Fight Nights Global 84: Deák vs. Chupanov	March 2, 2018	Hant Arena	Bratislava, Slovakia
3	Fight Nights Global 85: Alikhanov vs. Kopylov	March 30, 2018	VTB Ice Palace	Moscow, Russia
4	Fight Nights Global 86: Nam vs. Zhumagulov	April 1, 2018	Almaty Arena	Almaty, Kazakhstan
5	Fight Nights Global 87: Khachatryan vs. Queally	May 19, 2018	KSK Express	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
6	Fight Nights Global: Summer Cup 2018	June 30, 2018	TBA	Bozhou, China
7	Fight Nights Global 88	August 31, 2018	Alau Arena	Astana, Kazakhstan
8	Fight Nights Global 89	September 8, 2018	TBA	Bozhou, China
9	Fight Nights Global 90: Mineev vs. Ismailov	October 19, 2018	VTB Ice Palace	Moscow, Russia
10	Fight Nights Global 91	December 27, 2018	Cition Hall	Moscow, Russia

Fight Nights Global 83: Alibekov vs. Aliev

FNG 83: Alibekov vs. Aliev
Promotion	Fight Nights Global
Date	February 22, 2018
Venue	Luzhniki Palace of Sports
City	Moscow, Russia
Event chronology
FNG 82 FNG 83: Alibekov vs. Aliev FNG 84

Fight Nights Global 83: Alibekov vs. Aliev was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on February 22, 2018 at the Luzhniki Palace of Sports (SCCH "Rossiya") in Moscow, Russia.

Background

This event will feature two world title fights, first for the Fight Nights Global Lightweight Championship between the champion Magomedsaygid Alibekov and Akhmed Aliev as Fight Nights Global 83 headliner, and for the inaugural Fight Nights Global Women's Bantamweight Championship between Marina Mokhnatkina and Liana Jojua as co-headliner.

The event will also feature the debut of Dominique Steele with Fight Nights Global organisation against Nikolay Aleksakhin and the return of Khabib Nurmagomedov cousin Umar Nurmagomedov against the cousin of Featherweight standout Goiti Yamauchi, the Brazilian Shyudi Yamauchi.

Results

Fight Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight 70 kg	Akhmed Aliev	def.	Magomedsaygid Alibekov (c)	KO (Spinning Wheel Kick)	3	4:19	For the FNG Lightweight Championship
Women's Bantamweight 61 kg	Liana Jojua	def.	Marina Mokhnatkina	Decision (Majority)	5	5:00	For the inaugural FNG Women's Bantamweight Championship
Welterweight 77 kg	Nikolay Aleksakhin	def.	Dominique Steele	TKO (Punches)	1	2:37
Bantamweight 61 kg	Umar Nurmagomedov	def.	Shyudi Yamauchi	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Dmitry Bikrev	def.	Vasiliy Zubkov	KO (Punches)	1	4:43
Flyweight 57 kg	Vartan Asatryan	def.	Rizvan Abuev	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Ali Isaev	def.	Vladimir Daineko	TKO (Punches)	2	0:40
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Aleksey Sidorenko	def.	Hasan Yousefi	KO (Punch)	1	1:41
Bantamweight 61 kg	Bakhachali Bakhachaliev	def.	Ruslan Serikpulov	Submission (Inverted Triangle Choke)	2	3:26
Lightweight 70 kg	Gadzhi Rabadanov	def.	Igor Tarytsa	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Women's Bantamweight 61 kg	Svetlana Zotkina	def.	Olga Vlasova	Submission (Armbar)	1	3:28

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Fight Nights Global 84: Deák vs. Chupanov

FNG 84: Deák vs. Chupanov
Promotion	Fight Nights Global
Date	March 2, 2018
Venue	Hant Arena
City	Bratislava, Slovakia
Event chronology
FNG 83: Alibekov vs. Aliev FNG 84: Deák vs. Chupanov

Fight Nights Global 84: Deák vs. Chupanov was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on March 2, 2018 at the Hant Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Background

Results

Fight Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight 61 kg	Tomáš Deák	def.	Sharamazan Chupanov	TKO (Punches)	5	3:17	For the FNG Bantamweight Championship
Flyweight 57 kg	Ali Bagautinov	def.	Andy Young	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Viktor Pešta	def.	Alexander Gladkov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Yasubey Enomoto	def.	Shamil Amirov	TKO (Punches)	3	4:01
Middleweight 84 kg	Nodar Kudukhashvili	def.	Samuel Krištofič	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Middleweight 84 kg	Filip Tomczak	def.	Jozef Wittner	TKO (Punches)	3	1:57
Heavyweight 120 kg	Yevgeny Orlov	def.	Dritan Barjamaj	Submission (Von Flue choke)	1	1:03
Welterweight 77 kg	Maxim Butorin	def.	Vitaliy Stoyan	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	4:27
Middleweight 84 kg	Marek Mazuch	def.	Abdoul Karim Barrate Soulake	TKO (Punches)	2	2:07

Fight Nights Global 85: Alikhanov vs. Kopylov

FNG 85: Alikhanov vs. Kopylov
Promotion	Fight Nights Global
Date	March 30, 2018
Venue	VTB Ice Palace
City	Moscow, Russia
Event chronology
FNG 84: Deák vs. Chupanov FNG 85: Alikhanov vs. Kopylov

Fight Nights Global 85: Alikhanov vs. Kopylov was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on March 30, 2018 at the VTB Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia.

Background

This event featured two world title fights, first for the Fight Nights Global Middleweight Championship between the champion Abusupyan Alikhanov and the challenger Roman Kopylov as Fight Nights Global 85 headliner, and for the interim Fight Nights Global Welterweight Championship between Aliaskhab Khizriev and Rousimar Palhares as co-headliner.

The card was originally co-headlined by a title fight between champion Alexander Matmuratov and challenger Movlid Khaibulaev for the Fight Nights Global Featherweight Championship. On March 28, it was announced Khaibulaev had to withdraw due to an injury, the fight was canceled.

Vladimir Mineev was injured during his preparation for the against Magomed Ismailov. Mineev is out due to lateral ligament rupture, the bout has been temporarily postponed. Ildemar Alcântara stepped in on short notice to face Ismailov.

Results

Fight Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight 84 kg	Roman Kopylov	def.	Abdulsupyan Alikhanov (c)	TKO (Injury)	4	5:00	For the FNG Middleweight Championship
Welterweight 77 kg	Aliaskhab Khizriev	def.	Rousimar Palhares	KO (Punches)	1	0:58	For the Interim FNG Welterweight Championship
Middleweight 84 kg	Magomed Ismailov	def.	Ildemar Alcântara	TKO (Punches)	1	3:41
Welterweight 77 kg	Raimond Magomedaliev	def.	Valdir Araujo	KO (Head Kick and Punches)	1	0:17
Featherweight 66 kg	Magomed Yunusilau	def.	Boyd Allen	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Akhmed Balkizov	def.	Bekhruz Zugurov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Zelim Imadaev	def.	Ivan Gluhak	KO (Punches)	1	0:13
Lightweight 70 kg	Maxim Shchekin	def.	Gabriel Sabo	KO (Punches)	1	3:35
Lightweight 70 kg	Andrei Ciubotaru	def.	Murat Kazgan	TKO (Punches)	1	3:19
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Vladimir Seliverstov	def.	Aleksander Dankov	TKO (Punches)	1	4:33
Flyweight 57 kg	Julia Borisova	def.	Liliya Shakirova	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00	Women's Flyweight Grand Prix Semi-Finals
Heavyweight 120 kg	Ismail Sagov	def.	Eradzh Kholov	KO (Punches)	1	0:10
Bantamweight 61 kg	Ali Yousefi	def.	Nikolay Baykin	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

Fight Nights Global 86: Nam vs. Zhumagulov

FNG 86: Nam vs. Zhumagulov
Promotion	Fight Nights Global
Date	April 1, 2018
Venue	Almaty Arena
City	Almaty, Kazakhstan

Fight Nights Global 86: Nam vs. Zhumagulov was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on April 1, 2018 at the Almaty Arena in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Background

Results

Fight Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Flyweight 57 kg	Zhalgas Zhumagulov	def.	Tyson Nam	Decision (Unanimous)	5	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Rasul Mirzaev	def.	Yerzhan Estanov	Decision (Extra Round)	2	4:00	ADCC Rules
Lightweight 70 kg	Nariman Abbasov	def.	Adil Boranbayev	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Zhuman Zhumabekov	def.	Nikita Baltabaev	TKO (Punches)	2	1:40
Bantamweight 61 kg	Nikita Mikhailov	def.	Sabit Zhusupov	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Middleweight 84 kg	Dauren Ermekov	def.	Giorgi Lobzhanidze	TKO (Punches)	2	2:37
Featherweight 66 kg	Muratbek Kasimbay	def.	Renat Ondar	TKO (Punches)	2	1:40
Featherweight 66 kg	Artur Magomedov	def.	Ruslan Serikpulov	Submission (Armbar)	1	2:19
Featherweight 66 kg	Mansour Khabibulaev	def.	Yusup Saadulaev	Decision (Point)	1	8:00	ADCC Rules

Fight Nights Global 87: Khachatryan vs. Queally

FNG 87: Khachatryan vs; Queally
Promotion	Fight Nights Global
Date	May 19, 2018
Venue	KSK Express
City	Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Fight Nights Global 87: Khachatryan vs. Queally was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on May 19, 2018 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

Background

Results

Fight Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight 70 kg	Peter Queally	def.	David Khachatryan	TKO (Punches)	1	3:52
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Nikita Krylov	def.	Fábio Maldonado	KO (Punch)	2	3:33	For the FNG Light Heavyweight Championship
Lightweight 70 kg	Alexandr Shabliy	def.	Adriano Martins	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Khalid Murtazaliev	def.	Alexey Sidorenko	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Nikolay Gaponov	def.	Daniil Voevodin	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:18
Welterweight 77 kg	Michael Graves	vs.	Murat Khasanov	Draw (Majority)	3	5:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Elias Silvério	def.	Saygid Izagakhmaev	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Mihran Harutyunyan	def.	Ali Yousefi	Submission (Shoulder Choke)	2	0:47
Bantamweight 61 kg	Vladimir Egoyan	def.	Alexander Yanishev	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight 77 kg	David Gladun	def.	Chermen Kobesov	TKO (Punches)	1	4:33
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Shamil Tinagadzhiev	def.	Alexey Zhuravlev	DQ (Spitting Out Mouthpiece)	3	2:59
Middleweight 84 kg	Makhach Khvadzhaev	def.	Evgeny Gontarev	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

Fight Nights Global: Summer Cup 2018

Fight Nights Global: Summer Cup 2018
Promotion	Fight Nights Global
Date	June 30, 2018
Venue	TBA
City	Bozhou, China

Fight Nights Global: Summer Cup 2018 was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on June 30, 2018 in Bozhou, China.

Background

Results

Fight Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg	Alexei Kudin	def.	Cody East	TKO (Retirement)	5
Flyweight 57 kg	Shamil Djakhbarov	def.	Xiaoliang Zheng	Submission (Choke)	2
Welterweight 77 kg	Yi Da Er Jia	def.	Vladimir Tyurin	Decision	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Alexander Pisarev	def.	Xin Sheng Liu	TKO	1
Flyweight 57 kg	Xiaoman La Bi	def.	Yulia Kuharchuk	Decision	3	5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Yusup Shuaev	def.	Buren Mende	TKO	1
Bantamweight 61 kg	Arip Yakubov	def.	Ali Fathi	TKO	2
Lightweight 70 kg	Yury Ryaboy	def.	Uighur Shala	Submission (Choke)	1
Featherweight 66 kg	Abdulla Puladov	def.	Wen Ye	Decision	3	5:00
Flyweight 57 kg	Deligerihu Liu	def.	Shuhrat Khakimov	Decision	3	5:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Ma Shuang	def.	Makhach Aliev	Submission (Heel Hook)	1

Fight Nights Global 88

FNG 88
Promotion	Fight Nights Global
Date	August 31, 2018
Venue	Alau Arena
City	Astana, Kazakhstan

Fight Nights Global 88 was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on August 31, 2018 at the Alau Arena in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Background

Results

Fight Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Flyweight 57 kg	Zhalgas Zhumagulov	def.	Tagir Ulanbekov	Decision (Majority)	5	5:00	For the FNG Flyweight Championship
Flyweight 57 kg	Asu Almabayev	def.	Saud Karagishov	TKO (Punches)	2	4:09
Bantamweight 61 kg	Sabit Zhusupov	def.	Faridzhulla Kurbanov	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Mukhamed Eminov	def.	Zhuman Zhumabekov	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	1	2:12
Featherweight 66 kg	Zhasulan Akimzhanov	def.	Radzhabali Fayzidini	TKO (Punches)	1	3:17
Flyweight 57 kg	Makhamed Meiramov	def.	Boburmirso Yusupboev	TKO	1	2:36
Featherweight 66 kg	Zamzagul Fayzallanova	def.	Alena Gorchinskaya	TKO	1	2:33
Lightweight 70 kg	Nikolay Samusev	def.	Ilsur Khamzin	TKO	1	4:51
Featherweight 66 kg	Vladimir Ishmenev	def.	Farkhad Sarsenbekov	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Daniyar Koishybek	def.	Avlied Khamidov	Submission	1	2:29

Fight Nights Global 89

FNG 89
Promotion	Fight Nights Global
Date	September 8, 2018
Venue	TBA
City	Bozhou, China

Fight Nights Global 89 was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on September 8, 2018 in Bozhou, China.

Background

Results

Fight Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight 84 kg	Vladimir Mineev	def.	Pavel Masalski	Submission (Choke)	1	2:25
Welterweight 77 kg	Sergey Lyubimov	def.	Si Le Hu	Submission (Choke)	1	4:52
Lightweight 70 kg	Makhach Aliev	def.	Zheng Zheng Yue	Submission (Choke)	1	2:48
Featherweight 66 kg	Ba Yer Jeng	def.	Rodrigo Anraku	Submission (Armbar)	1	0:45
Flyweight 57 kg	Daniel Cruz da Silva	def.	Abdurakhman Askhabov	Submission (Choke)	2	1:54
Strawweight 52 kg	Daria Mikheeva	def.	Xin Miao Zhang	Submission (Choke)	1	0:35
Featherweight 66 kg	Konstantin Kireev	def.	Ma Shuang	DQ (Timidity)	2	1:03
Featherweight 66 kg	Yewen	def.	Bashir Ramazanov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

Fight Nights Global 90: Mineev vs. Ismailov

FNG 90: Mineev vs. Ismailov
Promotion	Fight Nights Global
Date	October 19, 2018
Venue	VTB Ice Palace
City	Moscow, Russia

Fight Nights Global 90: Mineev vs. Ismailov was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on October 19, 2018 in Moscow.

Background

Results

Fight Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight 84 kg	Vladimir Mineev	vs.	Magomed Ismailov	Draw (Split)	5	5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Ali Isaev	def.	Alexander Gladkov	KO (Spinning Wheel Kick and Punches)	1	1:36
Lightweight 70 kg	Ruslan Kolodko	def.	Maksim Schekin	Submission (Armbar)	1	4:20
Bantamweight 61 kg	Mukhamed Eminov	def.	Vladimir Egoyan	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Bekhruz Zukhurov	def.	Ilya Kurzanov	TKO (Punches)	2	4:15
Bantamweight 61 kg	Evgeniy Ignatiev	def.	Sharamazan Shupanov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Maxim Butorin	def.	Maxim Panshin	TKO (Punches)	1	1:27
Lightweight 70 kg	Nariman Abbasov	def.	Mikhail Gogitidze	TKO (Knee and Punches)	1	2:24
Featherweight 66 kg	Bachachali Bakhachaliev	def.	Igor Zhirkov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Nikita Baltabaev	def.	Grachik Engibaryan	Submission (Kneebar)	1	4:13
Welterweight 77 kg	Kirill Kryukov	def.	Dmitry Morozov	TKO (Knees)	3	1:35
Featherweight 66 kg	Gadzhi Rabadanov	def.	Bekbolot Abdylda	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Middleweight 84 kg	Karakhan Balakerimov	def.	Azubuike Ikenna Okafor	TKO (Slam and Punches)	1	0:27
Lightweight 70 kg	Safarbek Kurbonov	def.	Khamrokul Yusupov	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	2:13

Fight Nights Global 91

FNG 91
Promotion	Fight Nights Global
Date	December 27, 2018
Venue	Cition Hall
City	Moscow, Russia

Fight Nights Global 91 was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on December 27, 2018 in Moscow.

Background

Results

Fight Card
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight 84 kg	Roman Kopylov	def.	Yasubey Enomoto	KO (Punch to the body)	4	3:39	For the FNG Middleweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg	Anatoly Malykhin	def.	Magomedbag Agaev	Submission (Keylock)	1	1:22
Welterweight 77 kg	David Gladun	def.	Yurik Smoyan	KO (Punches)	1	3:08
Welterweight 77 kg	Kirill Kryukov	vs.	Alexey Martynov	Decision (Majority draw)	3	5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg	Armen Gulyan	def.	Sadik Ryskeldi	TKO (Punches)	1	3:37
Catchweight 80 kg	Shamil Ramazanov	def.	Supyan Babugov	Submission (Anaconda Choke)	1	4:34
Welterweight 77 kg	Gusein Gadzhiev	def.	Vasiliy Palyok	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Catchweight 75 kg	Ruslan Tedeev	def.	Arsen Batyrov	Submission (Rear-Naked choke)	1	3:41
Middleweight 84 kg	Ramazan Gamzatov	def.	Maksim Mikhteev	Submission (Rear-Naked choke)	1	3:43
Welterweight 77 kg	Shamil Musaev	def.	Marat Khasanov	TKO (Punches)	1	3:08
Featherweight 66 kg	Rasul Magomedov	def.	Oleg Belozerov	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	1:38
Catchweight 75 kg	Uzair Abdurakov	def.	Ruslan Annatdaev	Submission (Rear-Naked choke)	2	1:41
Catchweight 75 kg	Dukvakh Khasaev	def.	Viktor Shamray	Submission (Rear-Naked choke)	1	1:39
Welterweight 77 kg	Maor Maasiyaev	def.	Denis Dzhivovsky	TKO (Punches)	2	2:23
Middleweight 84 kg	Magomedzagid Isalov	def.	Mikhail Moskvin	Submission (North-South Choke)	1	2:51