There are going to be some fun fights in Las Vegas on Friday night and MMA fans should keep their eye on it. On March 22, Tuff-N-Uff heads to the Sahara Hotel & Casino to host several pro and amateur fights.
There are several fighters with interesting stories heading into the bout including Georgia's Aleko Saghliani who is a main training partner for UFC No. 1 -ranked bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili. We're told he'll be in his corner on Friday night. Saghliani has a 100 percent finishing rate, with nine of his 10 wins via KO/TKO.
Additionally, former UFC champion Kamaru Usman and UFC fighter Manel Kape will be on hand for Ray Waters who is a top welterweight prospect looking to secure a ticket to the UFC with a finish over a game opponent, Makoa Cooper.
Ahmad Suhail "Lion of the Ring" Hassanzada fights out of Afghanistan and has become a mainstay at Uriah Faber’s Team Alpha Male. Hassanzada is a DWCS veteran looking to work his way back for another shot at a UFC title. He'll look to extend his 90 percent finish rate.
Matt Jones is fighting out of Team Elevation in Denver, Colorado and is coming off a victory over highly touted prospect Justice Torres, Jones is looking to keep the momentum going when he takes on Aziz Osorbek Uulu on the main card. Satybaldiev is a top bantamweight out of Kyrgyzstan and has won eight of his last nine fights.
The amateur fights start at 6 p.m. PT and can be watched on beIN Sports and the main card, starting at 8 p.m. can be watched on UFC Fight Pass.
Tuff-N-Uff 136 full fight card
- Shimon Smotritsky vs. Kendly St. Louis
- Aleko Sagliani vs. Ahmad Suhail Hassanzada
- Matt Jones vs. Aziz Osorbek Uulu
- Elias Urbina vs. Eric McConico
- Ray Waters vs. Makoa Cooper
- Rudy Garcia vs. Thomas Prestriedge
- O'Shay Jordan vs. Brandon Grundy
- Kaleo Meheula vs. James Rosas
- Colby Bowman vs. Robert McElroy
- JJ Morris vs. Hadxian King
- Dominico McIntosh vs. Matt Bates
- Salhahuddin Everett vs. Ronald Giorgio
- Trystan O'Neil vs. Evan Bloomberg
- William Kreitler vs. Ashstin Johnson
- Arjuna Lyons vs. Jerome Ataman