ACB 2015 Grand Prix lightweight champion and former ACA Lightweight champ Ali Bagov of Russia clashes with Brazilian Batista Herdeson in the 2023 ACA Lightweight Grand Prix semi-finals. Both fighters advanced to the semi-finals after dispatching their quarter-final opponents via TKO. The semi-final clash between Herdeson and Bagov is a rematch of the pair’s 2017 clash which Bagov won via a unanimous decision. The former champ is a huge favorite to win the bout with the bookmakers.
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MMA: ACA Lightweight Grand Prix Semi-final
Date: 31.03.2024 22:30
Herdeson Batista
The 31-year-old likes to stand and trade to display his dangerous Thai boxing skills. Physically strong and massive for a lightweight, Herdeson Batista comes into the bout on a three-fight winning streak, during which he finished his opponents. “Capoeira” lost to Ali Bagov in his third fight in the ACA promotion. The fight at ACB 71 in Moscow in 2017 was Batista Herdeson’s first promotional loss, ending in a decision for Bagov.
Tale of the Tape
- Age: 31
- Height: 5’7’’
- Reach: 68.1”
- Record: 20-7-1 (NC)
Ali Bagov
A veteran of the Absolute Championship Akhmat, Ali Bagov, 34, won the ACA lightweight championship in September 2018 with a decision over Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov in Krasnodar. “Hulk” had earlier won the 2015 ACB lightweight Grand Prix with a submission to Eduard Vartanyan in the finals. A massive lightweight, Bagov is a powerful grappling and submission expert using his power to slam his opponents to the ground. In the 2023 Grand Prix quarter-final, Ali Bagov won via fourth-round ground and pounds to bring his professional record to twenty-four wins by submission.
Tale of the Tape
- Age: 34
- Height: 5’9”
- Reach: 71”
- Record: 33-11-1 (NC)
Betting Odds
Herdeson Batisita is a 3.99 underdog on 1XBET. On Betwinner, Yes for the start of the fifth round is 1.66 odds, while the No is available at 2.09. Vbet prices Batista at 4.30 to win.
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