On Monday, Sep. 4, Fight Nights returned to the Ali Aliev Sports Palace in Kaspiysk, Dagestan, for Fight Nights Global 73: Aliev vs. Brandão.
In the night’s main event, UFC veteran Diego Brandão met Fight Nights mainstay Akhmet Aliev in a controversial outing. Brandão had won back-to-back fights since getting cut from the UFC. Aliev had earned victories over UFC veterans Efrain Escudero and Ivan Jorge.
The event aired live at 11 a.m. ET on Match TV (Russia). Fight videos are available here.
FULL RESULTS
Akhmet Aliev def. Diego Brandão by TKO (retirement). Round 2, 3:44
Fábio Maldonado def. Kurban Omarov by submission (guillotine choke). Round 3, 3:01
Shamil Amirov def. Rousimar Palhares by split decision
Artur Aliskerov def. Sergey Pogodaev by unanimous decision
Vladimir Daineko vs. Sultan Murtzazliev by unanimous decision
Yusup Suleymanov def. Aleksandr Panov by TKO (punches). Round 1, 1:38
Nursultan Ruziboev vs. Magomed Abdulvagabov ends in no contest (promoter overturned)
Imam Khizriev def. Roman Avdalyan by TKO (head kick and punches). Round 1, 2:09
Ivan Lukin def. Solekh Khasanov by unanimous decision
Miguel Felipe Bunes da Silva def. Magomedgadzhi Gadzhiev by TKO (punches). Round 1, 4:47
Magomedgadzhi Sirazhudinov def. Abdulkhakim Medzhidov by unanimous decision
Ubaydula Ibragimov def. Anton Lebedev by TKO (punches). Round 1, 2:59
Fábio Maldonado def. Kurban Omarov by submission (guillotine choke). Round 3, 3:01
Shamil Amirov def. Rousimar Palhares by split decision
Artur Aliskerov def. Sergey Pogodaev by unanimous decision
Vladimir Daineko vs. Sultan Murtzazliev by unanimous decision
Yusup Suleymanov def. Aleksandr Panov by TKO (punches). Round 1, 1:38
Nursultan Ruziboev vs. Magomed Abdulvagabov ends in no contest (promoter overturned)
Imam Khizriev def. Roman Avdalyan by TKO (head kick and punches). Round 1, 2:09
Ivan Lukin def. Solekh Khasanov by unanimous decision
Miguel Felipe Bunes da Silva def. Magomedgadzhi Gadzhiev by TKO (punches). Round 1, 4:47
Magomedgadzhi Sirazhudinov def. Abdulkhakim Medzhidov by unanimous decision
Ubaydula Ibragimov def. Anton Lebedev by TKO (punches). Round 1, 2:59