UAE Warriors Results: AlQaisi Retains Title
Abu Dhabi, UAE: UAE Warriors staged another weekend of international MMA with three events back to back to back at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island and was live worldwide on UFC Fight Pass. The three events featured sixty-eight athletes representing over forty nations from around the globe.
UAE Warriors 38: Africa – Friday, March 17
UAE Warriors 39 – Saturday, March 18
UAE Warriors 40: Arabia – Sunday, March 19 |
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| ‘UAE Warriors 40: Arabia’ took place Sunday, March 19, and saw triple champion Ali AlQaisi (14-6) – pictured top – retain his UAE Warriors Arabia featherweight title with an impressive submission win over Egypt’s Ahmed Faress (17-8) in the main event. ‘The Royal Fighter’ is now 6-1 since his UFC departure and called for a second shot in the world’s largest organisation after the fight.
In the co-main event, Morocco’s Badreddine Diani (6-2) – pictured above – firmly established himself as the UAE Warriors Arabia welterweight champion with another victory over Abdullah Boushehri (9-4).
UAE Warriors 40: Arabia Results
Main Event
UAE Warriors Arabia Featherweight Title
Ali AlQaisi (14-6) def. Ahmed Faress (17-8) via submission (guillotine choke), round 3, 1:40.
Co-Main Event
UAE Warriors Arabia Welterweight Title
Badreddine Diani (6-2) def. Abdullah Boushehri (9-4) via split decision (48-47 x 2, 46-49).
Bantamweight
Jalal Al Daaja (10-6) def. Azouz Anwar (7-4) via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28 x 2).
Catchweight 148 lb
Abdi Farah (4-3) def. Hassan Talal (3-3) via TKO (strikes), round 1, 2:16.
Catchweight 150 lb
Maraoune Bellagouit (2-0) def. Abdullah Muhammad Ali Musalim (3-3) via TKO (strikes), round 1, 4:58.
Welterweight
Mohammad Alaqraa (5-0) def. Omar El Dafrawy (5-5) via unanimous decision (30-27 x 3).
Heavyweight
Charbel Diab (6-2) def. Mahmoud Afia (7-4) via submission (bulldog choke), round 1, 3:10.
Bantamweight
Wasem Anwar (3-0) def. Bahez Khoshnaw (1-3) via submission (RNC), round 1, 0:54.
Heavyweight
Yousef Abu Shreekh (3-2) def. Ahmed Sherif (2-1) via submission (guillotine), round 1, 4:53.
Catchweight 166 lb
Ibrahim Al-Faqih Hassan (4-1) def. Mohammad Basem (3-2) via submission (buggy choke), round 3, 2:42.
Flyweight
Sabriy Sengul (3-3) def. Mena Mohamed Abdallah (0-1) via TKO (strikes), round 1, 3:58.
Bantamweight
Mohammad Qwai Abzakh (2-0-1) def. Walid Ait Tami (1-1) via submission (RNC), round 3, 2:03.
Catchweight 133 lb
Mahmoud Atef (3-1) def. Fouad Al Shami (3-3) via KO (punch), round 1, 0:15.
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| ‘UAE Warriors 39’ took place Saturday, March 18, and featured a main event between two of the best featherweights outside the UFC. Austria’s Mochamed Machaev (13-1) – pictured above – scored a decision victory over Bagdos Olzhabay (13-4) to earn his biggest win to date.
Former UAE Warriors bantamweight champ Vinicius de Oliveira (18-3) got back to winning ways with an emphatic win over ONE & Rizin veteran Hikaru Yoshino (12-3) in the co-main event. Elsewhere on the card, Italy’s Walter Cogliandro (12-4-1) defeated UFC veteran Mark Striegl (18-5), Russia’s Artur Zaynukov (13-4) beat recently released UFC fighter Alex da Silva (21-5), and Rustem Kudaibergnenov (6-2) secured one of the fastest KO’s in MMA history with an eight second knockout win over Ilkhom Nazimov (9-3).
UAE Warriors 39 Results
Main Event
Featherweight
Mochamed Machaev (13-1) def. Bagdos Olzhabay (13-4) via unanimous decision (30-27 x 2, 29-28).
Co-Main Event
Bantamweight
Vinicius de Oliveira (18-3) def. Hikaru Yoshino (12-3) via TKO (punches), round 1, 4:02.
Catchweight 150 lb
Walter Cogliandro (12-4-1) def. Mark Striegl (18-5) via unanimous decision (29-28 x 3).
Catchweight 161 lb
Artur Zaynukov (13-4) vs. Alex da Silva (21-5) via split decision (29-28 x 2, 27-28).
Catchweight 139 lb
Murad Magomedov (13-0) def. Javlonbek Takhtaboev (10-6) via submission (guillotine), round 1, 0:23.
Catchweight 130 lb
Isaac Pimentel (18-10) def. Joevincent So (9-4) via unanimous decision (29-28 x 3).
Middleweight
Amir Fazli (5-1) def. Ahmed Sami (9-3) via KO (punch), round 1, 3:00.
Catchweight 122 lb
Maria Eugenia Zbrum (2-0) def. Coline Biron (1-2) via TKO (punches), round 1, 2:43.
Catchweight
Rustem Kudaibergnenov (6-2) def. Ilkhom Nazimov (9-3) via KO (punch), round 1, 0:08.
Lightweight
Shoaib Yousaf (10-3) def. Christiano Marques (12-4) via unanimous decision (30-25 x 3).
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‘UAE Warriors 38: Africa’ took place Friday, March 17, and featured athletes representing nations from all over the African continent. Zimbabwe’s Sylvester Chipfumbu (9-5) – pictures above – took less than a minute to finish Imad Bouamri (6-5) in the main event while Comoros’ Kevin Oumar (9-4) scored a decision victory over Abdul Elwahab Saeed (7-4) in the co-main event.
UAE Warriors 38: Africa
Main Event
Catchweight 144 lb
Sylvester Chipfumbu (9-5) def. Imad Bouamri (6-5) via TKO (punches), round 1, 0:59.
Co-Main Event
Catchweight 217 lb
Kevin Oumar (9-4) def. Abdul Elwahab Saeed (7-4) via unanimous decision (30-27 x 2, 29-28).
Lightweight
Wilson Varela (8-5) def. Tapiwa Katikati (5-2) via KO (punch), round 1, 0:20.
Lightweight
Eslam Reda (9-1) def. Chakir Haj Haddou (8-2) via submission (RNC), round 3, 2:38.
Heavyweight
Sofiane Boukichou (10-6) def. Mohamed Juma (8-4) via unanimous decision (30-27 x 3).
Featherweight
Nerik Simoes (6-5) def. Steven Goncalves (6-4) via submission (kimura), round 1, 2:08.
Catchweight 144 lb
Edson Machavane (1-0) def. Alphonse Viny Bessala (2-3) via TKO (punches), round 1, 2:08.
Bantamweight
Nora Cornolle (6-1) def. Hassna Gaber (4-3) via TKO (injury), round 1, 2:45.
Middleweight
Samir Zaidi (6-4) def. JT Botha (1-3) via TKO (punches), round 1, 1:57.
Catchweight 164 lb
Humphrey Mulenga (2-1) def. Salah Al-Din Al-Baraa (2-1) via KO (elbows), round 1, 3:00.
Catchweight 164 lb
Ayman Galal (2-1) vs. Babacar Niang (3-1) ended in a no-contest.
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