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Sharabutdin Magomedov - Armen Petrosyan. Fight forecast
Mixed martial artist in the middleweight category Sharabutdin Magomedov will meet Armen Petrosyan in a duel of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The fight will take place on October 26 as part of the UFC 308 tournament in Abu Dhabi. The fight is expected to start at 21:00 Moscow time. Will the Russian be able to succeed in the fight with the fighter from Armenia and what bets should he choose? — read our forecast
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Sharabutdin Magomedov
Russian FederationCurrent form
Sharabutdin Magomedov became the champion of the Brazilian Arena Global tournament in 2022 and made his debut in Dana White league a year later. The Russian has not yet suffered a single defeat at the professional level. The 30-year-old Magomedov has 18 wins (14 by knockout, four by decision). This will be only his fourth fight in the UFC. In his last fight in August 2024, Shara Bullet defeated Pole Michal Oleksiychuk (unanimous decision). Before that, he defeated Brazilians Antonio Trocoli (technical knockout, third round) and Bruno Silva (unanimous), as well as Kushal Vias (knockout, first round) from India. The fighter from Makhachkala is also the Russian champion in Thai boxing among professionals.
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Before the fight, Magomedov boldly declared that Petrosyan would have no chance of winning.
"When I was offered this fight, the last thing I wanted was to fight Armen, because he is like that - well, he is a good guy, really. There is no rotten trait in him that I would want to beat him for, there would be anger and so on. But this is a sporting interest, composure, and I understand that if he stands opposite me in the cage...
He wants to beat me in front of my entire family, all my relatives, all my friends, brothers and everyone who supports me. I understand that he will be a threat to me, and I need to eliminate him. The fact that he came out against me already says something. That I need to get past him," the athlete said.
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Magomedov strike accuracy statistics are 66 percent.
Armen Petrosyan
ArmeniaCurrent form
In August 2020, Armen Petrosyan defeated Russian Artur Aliskerov (knockout, second round) and won the AMC Fight Nights championship belt. He successfully defended his fight with another Russian, Dmitry Minakov (knockout, second round). But in the second round, he lost to Hassan Yousefi (technical knockout, first round). However, despite the fiasco, he received an invitation from Dana White and made his UFC debut with a victory in February 2022 in a fight with Brazilian Gregory Rodriguez (split). In his last fight in February 2024, the Krasnoyarsk native lost to another Brazilian, Rodolfo Vieira (submission, first round). The 33-year-old Petrosyan has eight wins (five by knockout, three by decision) and three losses.
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Petrosyan admitted that he does not intend to respond seriously to Magomedov’s threats.
"Shara and I know each other. We are not friends, but good acquaintances. We even fought at the same tournament once. Of course, we know his strengths and weaknesses, like any other opponent of mine. You will see everything in the fight. Can the fight go to the ground? Of course. This is MMA. We are ready for everything," Metaratings quotes Petrosyan as saying.
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Petrosyan takedown success rate is 33 percent.
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Bet Magomedov victory by knockout
Magomedov knockout win rate is 79 percent
3.45Tip and bets
Bookmakers have little faith in Petrosyan victory over Magomedov. The Russian is considered a clear favorite in the upcoming fight. However, the bets on Shara Bullet victory are too low. Superman certainly does not intend to give up without a fight. The fighters have 19 early wins between them. Taking this into account, it is worth choosing a bet that the fight will not go the full distance.
Our prediction is that the fight will not be complete at 2.33
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