Nikita Krylov vs Paul Craig
Alexander Volkov vs Tom Aspinor
Arnold Allen vs Dan Hooke
Shamil Abdullasimov vs Sergei Pavlovic
Jack Shore vs Timur Valliev
Gunnar Nelson vs Claudio Silva
Rodrigo Varga vs Paddy Pimblatt
The UFC Fighting Night 204 tournament, which will be held at the O2 Gymnasium in London, the British capital, on March 20, Beijing time, will add another light heavyweight showdown that has attracted much attention, ukrainian rising star Nikita Krylov against Scottish striker Paul Craig.
Nikita Krylov (27-8, 11 K, 15 S) is 29 years old and has a height of 191cm with an arm span of 197cm. He started his professional MMA career in 2012 and joined the UFC in 2013 with a (14-2) result, and has achieved (8-6) results in the UFC so far. After a five-game winning streak in 2014, he was terminated in December 2016 by Misha Cirkunov's first-game defeat streak, leaving the UFC tournament for four straight wins in 2017, winning the FNG light heavyweight title in 2018, returning to the UFC at the end of the year (24-5), losing in the second set by Jan Blachowicz in September, and relegating Owens St. Paul's in the second set in April 2019. Ovince Saint Preux, who lost to Glover Teixeira in September, beat Johnny Walker in points in 2020 and just lost to Magomed Ankalaev in points last February. Krylov is currently ranked 9th in the UFC official ranking of light heavyweights.
Paul Craig (15-4-1, 3 K, 12 S) is 34 years old and has a height of 193cm with an arm span of 193cm. He began his professional MMA career in 2013, winning the FeatherStar and BAMMA Light Heavyweight Championships in 2015, joining the UFC in 2016 with a (8-0) result, and has achieved a (7-4-1) result at the UFC so far. Since losing ko in the first set by Alonzo Menifield in June 2019, he has recently won four wins and one draw, with Vinicius Moreira in the first set in September, Mauricio Rua in November, And Gadmurazhid Antigulov in the first set in July 2020, In November, he won the second set of the "General" Hua's second game, TKO, just after the first set of Last June, Jamahal Hill. Craig is currently 11th in the UFC official ranking of light heavyweights.
The headline main event was russia's Alexander Volkov (34-9, 22 K, 3 S) against homegrown rising star Tom Aspinor (11-2, 9 K, 2 S). Other line-ups include homegrown rising star Arnold Allen (17-1, 5 K, 4 S) against New Zealand star Dan Hooke (21-11, 10 K, 7 S). Shamir Abdullasimov (20-6, 9 K, 4 S) against Sergei Pavlovic (14-1, 11 K, 0 S). Wales unbeaten rising star Jack Shore (15-0, 4 K, 8 S) against Russia's Timur Wallyev (18-2, 5 K, 2 S, 1 N). Iceland's Gunnar Nelson (17-5-1, 4 K, 12 S) against Brazil's Claudio Silva (14-3, 2 K, 9 S). Homegrown rookie Paddy Pimblatt (17-3, 6 K, 7 S) against Rodrigo Vargas (12-4, 7 K, 3 S).
Match Match Chart:
Heavyweight Competition:
Alexander Volkov (#5) vs. Tom Aspinall (#10)
Featherweight Competition:
Arnold Allen (#7) vs. Dan Hooker (#8)
Light Heavyweight Competition:
Nikita Krylov (#9) vs. Paul Craig (#11)
Shamil Abdurakhimov (#8) vs. Sergei Pavlovich (#15)
Sub-middleweight competitions:
Gunnar Nelson vs. Claudio Silva
Lightweight Competition:
Paddy Pimblett vs. Rodrigo Vargas
Hatchweight Competition:
Jack Shore vs. Timur Valiev
Flyweight Competition:
Jake Hadley vs. Allan Nascimento
Women's FlyWeight Competition:
Luana Carolina vs. Molly McCann
Muhammad Mokaev vs. Cody Durden
Makwan Amirkhani vs. Mike Grundy
Women's GrassWeight Competition:
Cory McKenna vs. Elise Reed
Nathaniel Wood vs. Liudvik Sholinian