UFC Fight Night 173: Emmers vs Valiev 08/01/2020 Fight Analysis, Betting Forecast and Tips

UFC Fight Night 173: Emmers vs Valiev 08/01/2020 – The Ultimate Fighting Championship is kicking off their return to the USA with another exciting fight card with UFC Fight Night 173. This event will be happening on Saturday, August 1 at their own facility in the UFC Apex located in the heart of Las Vegas, Nevada. Viewing is available through UFC Fight Pass or Pay Per View. The biggest draw will be a middleweight battle of upcoming stars in Edmen Shahbazyan going up against Derek Brunson. The undercard has some interesting fights as well and one of them is the featherweight match between Jamall Emmers taking on Timur Valiev. According to UFC Betting Odds, it is Timur Valiev coming into this matchup as the fighter carrying the advantage over Jamall Emmers.

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Main Card

Jamall Emmers

Jamall Emmers is known as “Prettyboy” inside the MMA cage and this 31-year-old fighter resides in Redlands, California in the USA. Standing at five-foot-ten, he usually fights at featherweight and will go down to bantamweight in his next fight. Emmers trains at the Pinnace MMA fight team and he also carries a 17-5 professional MMA record. He missed his shot to join the UFC after getting knocked out in the second round by Julian Erosa in Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series back in June 2018. Fighting in four different MMA organizations before earning his second shot in making the UFC roster, he finally made his debut just this March 2020 in UFC 248. That match went to a mile but Emmers lost in a close split decision.

Timur Valiev

Timur Valiev is a 30-year-old bantamweight fighter that came all the way from Makhachkala, Dagestan in Russia. Known as “Lucky” inside the cage, he stands at five-foot-six and polishes his skills at the Dogfighter and Jackson-Wink MMA stables. Valiev currently holds a 16-2 professional MMA record with nine victories going the extra mile and earned through the eyes of the judges. This is going to be his first fight in the UFC against Jamall Emmers. Valiev is coming in the UFC with a six-fight winning streak and those were in different MMA organizations such as World Series of Fighting, Professional Fighters League and Gorilla Fighting.