Muhammad Naimov vs Bogdan Grad at UFC on ABC 8 | Preview & Prediction
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The main card at UFC on ABC 8 gets underway with a quality featherweight bout as Muhammad Naimov takes on Bogdan Grad
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Where is UFC on ABC 8? Baku Crystal Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan
Where can I get tickets for UFC on ABC 8? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC on ABC 8
What TV channel is UFC on ABC 8 on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – ABC (main card) & ESPN preliminary card
Where can I stream UFC on ABC 8? UK – TNT Sports subscribers can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and discovery+ / USA – ESPN+ & UFC Fight Pass
UFC on ABC 8 main card
Jamahal Hill vs Khalil Rountree Jr. (Light Heavyweight)
Rafael Fiziev vs Ignacio Bahamondes (Lightweight)
Curtis Blaydes vs Rizvan Kuniev (Heavyweight)
Tofiq Musayev vs Myktybek Orolbai (Lightweight)
Nazim Sadykhov vs Nikolas Motta (Lightweight)
Muhammad Naimov vs Bogdan Grad (Featherweight)
UFC on ABC 8 prelims
Ko Seok-hyun vs Oban Elliott (Welterweight)
Ismail Naurdiev vs Park Jun-yong (Middleweight)
Melissa Mullins vs Daria Zheleznyakova (Women’s Bantamweight)
Irina Alekseeva vs Klaudia Syguła (Women’s Bantamweight)
Tagir Ulanbekov vs Azat Maksum (Flyweight)
Hamdy Abdelwahab vs Mohammed Usman (Heavyweight)
Muhammad Naimov vs Bogdan Grad prediction
Muhammad Naimov (12-3) returns to action for the second time in 2025 as he last fought on the Saudi card at the start of February. He bounced back from a loss to Felipe Lima last June to pick up a unanimous decision over Kaan Ofli to take his record to 12-3 overall and 4-1 in the UFC.
He takes on Austrian powerhouse Bogdan Grad (15-2) for whom this will be his second fight in the Octagon. After getting his chance thanks to Dana White’s Contender Series when he picked up a split decision over Michael Aswell, he TKO’d Lucas Alexander on his UFC debut in the same Saudi card in February.
That took his winning streak to four but this clash with Naimov really does mark a step up in quality for him. Naimov has fought higher-calibre opponents and beaten them and we expect him to pick up another win here.
Prediction: Muhammad Naimov to win
