Undefeated Blockasset athlete Khusein Askhabov to make his highly anticipated UFC Debut on February 18.
Khusein Askhabov makes his UFC debut against Jamall Emmers this Saturday
Blockasset athlete and rising star Khusein Askhabov looks to get his UFC career off to a flying start this weekend and maintain his undefeated status as he makes his UFC debut vs Jamall Emmers at featherweight.
Khusein comes into his debut boasting a perfect record of 23-0. With top level wrestling and grappling we’re expecting Khusein to put the featherweight division on notice as he finally gets to introduce himself to fight fans in Vegas.
The UFC Vegas 69 event will be held on February 18, 2023, and will be broadcast live on ESPN+ from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV. The main event of the night will be a five-round women’s flyweight match between Jessica Andrade and Erin Blanchfield.
Jessica Andrade, with a record of 24-9, stepped in as a replacement for Taila Santos, who withdrew due to personal reasons. In her last match in January, the former UFC women’s strawweight champion and flyweight title contender from Brazil, secured a win against Lauren Murphy via unanimous decision, marking her third consecutive victory. Andrade had previously submitted Amanda Lemos and TKO’d Cynthia Calvillo in the first round.
Erin Blanchfield, with a record of 10-1, recorded her seventh straight win after submitting Molly McCann in the first round of their November 2022 bout. The 23-year-old native of Elmwood Park, New Jersey had previously submitted JJ Aldrich in the second round and won via unanimous decision against Miranda Maverick.
In the co-main event, Jordan Wright and Zac Pauga will face off at light heavyweight. Wright, with a record of 12-4 and 1 NC, suffered his third consecutive defeat after losing via second-round TKO against Dusko Todorovic in October. Pauga, with a record of 6-1, suffered his first career defeat after being KO’d by Mohammed Usman in the second round of his UFC debut in August.
Other main card fights of UFC Vegas 69 include Josh Parisian (15-5) vs. Jamal Pogues (9-3) at heavyweight, William Knight (11-4) vs. Marcin Prachnio (15-6) at light heavyweight, and Jim Miller (35-16) vs. Alexander Hernandez (13-6) at lightweight.
The preliminary card will feature Lina Lansberg (10-7) vs. Mayra Bueno Silva (9-2-1) at women’s bantamweight, Jamall Emmers (18-6) vs. the undefeated Blockasset athlete Khusein Askhabov (23-0) at featherweight, Ovince Saint Preux (26-16) vs. Philipe Lins (15-5) at light heavyweight, Nazim Sadykhov (7-1) vs. Evan Elder (7-1) at lightweight, AJ Fletcher (9-2) vs. Themba Gorimbo (10-3) at welterweight, and Clayton Carpenter (6-0) vs. Juancamilo Ronderos (4-1) at flyweight.
The complete lineup is yet to be finalised, but is expected to be announced soon.
UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs Blanchfield card
Main card
Jessica Andrade vs. Erin Blanchfield
Jordan Wright vs. Zac Pauga
Josh Parisian vs. Jamal Pogues
William Knight vs. Marcin Prachnio
Jim Miller vs. Alexander Hernandez
Preliminary card
Joe Solecki vs. TBA
Lina Lansberg vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
Jamall Emmers vs. Khusein Askhabov
Ovince Saint Preux vs. Philipe Lins
Nazim Sadykhov vs. Evan Elder
AJ Fletcher vs. Themba Gorimbo
Clayton Carpenter vs. Juancamilo Ronderos
