Maheshate Hayisaer vs Nikolas Motta at UFC Fight Night 248 | Preview & Prediction
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The lightweights get UFC Fight Night 248 in Macau under way as Maheshate Hayisaer meets Nikolas Motta in the opening bout
Maheshate Hayisaer vs Nikolas Motta Facts
When is UFC Fight Night 248? UK – the preliminary card starts at 8:00am on Saturday November 23rd 2024, followed by the main card at 11:00am / USA – 3:00am/6:00am ET and 12:00am/3:00am PT
Where is UFC Fight Night 248? Galaxy Arena, Macau, China
Where can I get tickets for UFC Fight Night 248? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC Fight Night 248
What TV channel is UFC Fight Night 248 on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN+
Where can I stream UFC Fight Night 248? UK – TNT Sports subscribers can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and discovery+ / USA – ESPN+ & UFC Fight Pass
For viewers in the United States, UFC Fight Night 248 will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here!
What time are Maheshate Hayisaer and Nikolas Motta expected to walk out? 8:10am UK / 3:10am US ET / 12:10am US PT
UFC Fight Night 248 Main Card
Petr Yan vs Deiveson Figueiredo (Bantamweight)
Yan Xiaonan vs Tabatha Ricci (Women’s Strawweight)
Song Kenan vs Muslim Salikhov (Welterweight)
Wang Cong vs Gabriella Fernandes (Women’s Flyweight)
Volkan Oezdemir vs Carlos Ulberg (Light Heavyweight)
Zhang Mingyang vs Ozzy Diaz (Light Heavyweight)
UFC Fight Night 248 Prelims
Baergeng Jieleyisi vs You Su-young (Bantamweight)
Kiru Singh Sahota vs Choi Dong-hun (Flyweight)
Shi Ming vs Feng Xiaocan (Women’s Strawweight)
Nyamjargal Tumendemberel vs Carlos Hernandez (Flyweight)
Lone'er Kavanagh vs Jose Ochoa (Flyweight)
Xiao Long vs Quang Le (Bantamweight)
Maheshate Hayisaer vs Nikolas Motta (Lightweight)
Maheshate Hayisaer: 24-year-old looking to build on Benitez win
Maheshate Hayisaer (10-3) picked up a much-needed win last time out as he earned a split decision win over Gabriel Benitez in April. That came after back-to-back losses in the Octagon to Rafa Garcia and Viacheslav Borshchev – the latter of which was the first knockout loss of his career – but he bounced back well. The 24-year-old has been handed some tough matches since entering the UFC and it will be interesting to see how he gets on here against Motta.
Nikolas Motta: Brazilian coming off 10th KO win
Nikolas Motta (14-5 with one no contest) returns to action in the Octagon for his first fight since January. At UFC Fight Night 234, Motta picked up a TKO victory over Tom Nolan and that was his tenth knockout in his professional MMA career. His previous fight was a controversial no-contest as the referee called a halt to proceedings too early as Trey Ogden had a choke locked in on Motta. That could easily have been a loss for Motta so his record in the UFC stands at 2-2 with one no contest rather than 2-3.
Maheshate Hayisaer vs Nikolas Motta Prediction
Both of these fighters have had a similar length of time in the UFC and possess similar records in the organisation. However, it is Maheshate who has fought the higher calibre opposition and looks the better fighter.
The 24-year-old Chinese lightweight has had some tough tests in his relatively short time in the organisation and he has done fairly well. He will relish this opportunity with plenty of support on his side in Macau to pick up a second successive win.
We think there is plenty more to come from Maheshate and he can follow up on his win over Benitez with another victory here.
Prediction: Maheshate Hayisaer to win
