Nasrat Haqparast and Esteban Ribovics meet Saturday on the UFC Fight Night 253 main card at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.
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Nasrat Haqparast vs. Esteban Ribovics UFC Fight Night 253 preview
Haqparast (17-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) enters this contest running hot on a four-fight winning streak stretching back to 2022. On his current run, Haqparast has picked up decision wins over John Makdessi, Landon Quinones and Jared Gordon, as well as a first-round finish of Jamie Mullarkey. … Ribovics (14-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) will look to extend his winning streak to four. Ribovics picked up a Fight of the Night award in his split decision win over Daniel Zellhuber at UFC 306, which was one of the best fights of the year. Prior to that, he stopped Terrance McKinney in 37 seconds.
Nasrat Haqparast vs. Esteban Ribovics UFC Fight Night 253 expert pick, prediction
Despite Ribovics turning in both Knockout of the Year and Fight of the Year candidates in 2024, the UFC matchmakers, in all their wisdom, are rewarding the Argentinian with a UFC Apex booking opposite Haqparast, who arguably lost his last fight.
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