Former ACA champion Vagaev won the second fight in three months in the UFC
Abubakar Vagaev defeated Australian Jacob Malkun at UFC 333
Russian fighter Abubakar Vagaev defeated Australian Jacob Malkun at the UFC 333 tournament, which takes place in Abu Dhabi.
The match lasted all three rounds, according to which all the judges gave the victory to 33-year-old Vagaev - 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, 29-28.
Vagaev, the former champion of Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA) in the welterweight division, held a second fight in the UFC. He made his debut in late July with a victory over compatriot Saigid Izaghmayev. Vagaev has 26 wins and four defeats in MMA.
In the asset 31-year-old Malkun ten wins and four defeats.
In the main match of the tournament UFC 333 will fight the champion in featherweight Australian Alexander Volkonovsky and Russian Movsar Evloev. In addition, Russian Petr Yan will defend the title in the lightest weight against Georgian Merab Dvalishvili.
