Ilia Toplia vs Jay Herbert
Alexander Volkov vs Tom Aspinor
Nikita Krylov vs Paul Craig
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, which will be held at the O2 Gymnasium in London, the British capital, on March 20, Beijing time, will add another lightweight duel that has attracted much attention, Georgia's unbeaten rising star Ilya Toplia against local Jay Herbert.
Ilya Toplia (11-0, 3 K, 7 S) is 25 years old and has a height of 170cm and an arm span of 175cm. He began his professional MMA career in 2015, winning the MPE badmintonweight in 2016 and joining the UFC in 2020 with a (8-0) result, and has been unbeaten in the UFC for three consecutive wins. Debut points in October to beat Youssef Zalal, KO Damon Jackson in the first set in December and just last July ko Ryan Hall.
Jay Herbert (11-3, 9 K, 1 S) is 33 years old and has an arm span of 185 cm and an arm span of 196 cm. He began his professional MMA career in 2015, winning the Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship in 2019 and joining the UFC in 2020 with a (10-1) result and six consecutive wins. He lost in his UFC debut by Francisco Trinaldo's TKO in the third set and suffered a two-game losing streak last June by Renato Moicano in the second set, just after the first leg in October last year, TKO Khama Worthy.
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). Ukrainian rising star Nikita Krylov (27-8, 11 K, 15 S) against Scotland Toughster Paul Craig (15-4-1, 3 K, 12 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
Ilia Topuria vs. Jai Herbert
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