Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs Philip Rowe: Preview, Where to watch and Betting odds

Russian Abubakar Nurmagomedov takes on American Philip Rowe in a Welterweight class at UBS Arena on UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez. The fight is billed to take place on Saturday, 16 July, 2022 and is between two fighters who are still finding their feet in the promotion.

Location: UBS Arena, New York

Date: 16.07.2022, 21:00

Where to watch: ESPN/ESPN+

The 32-year-old from Russia is a relative newcomer to the UFC, with this fight being his third in the promotion. He lost his promotional debut to David Zawada in 2019 before securing a unanimous victory over Jared Gooden in March 2021 at UFC 260 for his first UFC win. Originally trained in Sambo, Nurmagomedov is a three-time Combat Sambo World Championship bronze medalist and Russian national combat sambo champion. In MMA he has competed in PFL and WSOF and has amassed a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw in his pro MMA career.

• Age: 32
• Weight: 170 Ibs
• Height: 5’ 11”
• Reach: 73”
• Total fights: 20
• Record: 16-3-1

31-year-old American Philip Rowe is a newcomer to the UFC making his debut with a unanimous decision win over Gabriel Green at UFC 258 in February 2021. Prior to joining UFC, the Well Logging Engineer from Daytona University competed in the regional circuits in America before competing for a UFC contract at Dana White’s Contender Series 25 in August 2019. In his last fight in February 2022, he defeated Jason Witt at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland via TKO in round two.

• Age: 31
• Weight: 170 Ibs
• Height: 6’ 3”
• Reach: 80”
• Total fights: 12
• Record: 9-3-0

Nurmagomedov to win is priced at 1.62 odds on 1xbet.

A win for Rowe is at 2.335 odds on 22Bet.

Total over 2.5 is 1.575 odds on 1xbet.