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UFC Fight Night 138 is upon us. Now only two days away from the last event before the much-awaited UFC 230 pay-per-view, fans are getting excited.
Coming so soon after UFC 229, it is hard to shake off the effects of the brawl that became the talk of the world. With Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor indefinitely suspended as a result of the brawl, and half of Khabib's purse seized, it will be interesting to see how it plays out.
One fight on the UFC Fight Night 138 card is involved in the issues, however, extremely stringently.
Artem Lobov is far from the best fighter in the world, but being a friend of Conor McGregor, when Khabib insulted him and slapped him, it started off the feud between Conor and Khabib at another level.
Artem was set to face one of the perpetrators of the brawl, Zubaira Zhukhugov, but following the events, he was pulled from the fight, and instead, Artem ended up facing the ever effervescent Michael Johnson.
With the main-event consisting of a knockdown Lightheavyweight fight between Anthony Smith and Volkan Oezdemir, the fight is set to be one without comparison.
In this article, however, we will be looking at a complete preview of the Preliminary card.
For a look at the preview of the Main Card for UFC Fight Night 138, click here.
For a look at the preview of the Early Preliminary Card for UFC Fight Night 138, click here.
Without any further ado, let's get into the Preliminary Card of the night.
#1. Sarah Moras vs. Talita Bernardo:
A fight which is between a pair of Submission artists, Sarah Moras and Talita Bernardo are both excellent at submissions. Where they are both severely lacking, however, is their lack of ability in wrestling.
Both fighters suffer from a horrible percentage accuracy when it comes to take-downs. In fact, it will be interesting to see if either fighter switches to a different style and if they stick to their current styles, who can outwrestle the other in this fight.
#2. Calvin Kattar vs. Chris Fishgold:
Chris Fishgold comes into this fight in his Octagon debut. With a seven-fight win streak going, six of which were in the very first round, this appears to be a fight predestined for only one winner.
Will it be Fishgold who picks up the win though? That is a good question, as Calvin Kattar is no pushover. He had a ten-fight win streak himself before it was brought to an end in his last fight against Renato Moicano. He will be looking for a win against the newcomer to redeem himself.
#3. Thibault Gouti vs. Nasrat Haqparast:
Nasrat Haqparast is coming into this fight after a strong win in July, where he defeated Marc Diakiese. He boasted 8 knockout wins one after the other, before losing his fight against the Polish veteran Marcin Held in his Octagon debut.
On the other side of things, Thibaut Gouti, while holding an immense 12-4 record in his professional fight career has a disappointing 1-4 record in the Octagon for UFC. He comes into this fight after a loss against Sage Northcutt, where his impressive performance won the hearts of the watching fans.
#4. Nordine Taleb vs. Sean Strickland:
Nordine Taleb took the opportunity he was offered to prove himself in the Octagon with both hands and has since managed to win six of his nine fights.
Not the best fighter in the Octagon, however, while he has managed huge wins like a 59-second knockout over Danny Roberts, he has also suffered a huge defeat very recently to the likes of Claudio Silva.
On the other side of things is his opponent for the final fight of the prelims. While Strickland had a good run to begin his UFC career, he has not had the best time ever since then.
To begin his career he had a good 5 victories and 1 loss in the Octagon, but after that, he has managed only 1 victory while suffering 2 horrible one-sided losses.
Strickland will be looking to gain the victory in this fight and get some momentum back. His passive approach in the Octagon might be useless at this point, with Taleb ready to seize any advantage he is presented.
