How AgentMMA breaks down Alessandro Costa vs Amir Albazi
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Fans have a real reason to watch Amir Albazi and Alessandro Costa run it back: Albazi stopped Costa in round 3 in 2022. Now they meet again at UFC Fight Night: Qatar in Doha, with Costa arriving off three straight finishes and Albazi trying to shake off consecutive decision losses. Costa's recent run gives this rematch a different feel: a body punch stopped Stewart Nicoll in round 2, a head punch stopped Matt Schnell in round 1, and a rear naked choke beat Cody Durden in round 2. Albazi, meanwhile, went the distance against Brandon Moreno and Kyoji Horiguchi but lost both by unanimous decision.
- Albazi stopped Costa last time, and now they run it back
- Costa returns with three straight finishes and danger in different positions
- Two decision losses have Albazi needing a reset in Doha
The fight is most likely to open up in rounds 2 and 3, when sustained exchanges and scrambles start putting defensive discipline under pressure.
That's momentum pulling in opposite directions. Here's the thing: those results give both men plenty to think about before trading freely. Costa's body work makes protecting the head alone a risky plan, while his finish against Durden means turning away during a scramble carries another danger. Albazi has a rear naked choke win over Francisco Figueiredo on his own record, so any grappling exchange needs careful hand fighting and attention to back exposure.
The big question is how much that first meeting still matters once they start exchanging again. Albazi has the previous win, Costa has the recent surge, and neither gets to bring those results into the cage as a safety net.
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Alessandro Costa
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Fans have a real reason to watch Amir Albazi and Alessandro Costa run it back: Albazi stopped Costa in round 3 in 2022. Now they meet again at UFC Fight Night: Qatar in Doha, with Costa arriving off three straight finishes and Albazi trying to shake off consecutive decision losses. Costa's recent run gives this rematch a different feel: a body punch stopped Stewart Nicoll in round 2, a head punch stopped Matt Schnell in round 1, and a rear naked choke beat Cody Durden in round 2. Albazi, meanwhile, went the distance against Brandon Moreno and Kyoji Horiguchi but lost both by unanimous decision.
- Albazi stopped Costa last time, and now they run it back
- Costa returns with three straight finishes and danger in different positions
- Two decision losses have Albazi needing a reset in Doha
The fight is most likely to open up in rounds 2 and 3, when sustained exchanges and scrambles start putting defensive discipline under pressure.
That's momentum pulling in opposite directions. Here's the thing: those results give both men plenty to think about before trading freely. Costa's body work makes protecting the head alone a risky plan, while his finish against Durden means turning away during a scramble carries another danger. Albazi has a rear naked choke win over Francisco Figueiredo on his own record, so any grappling exchange needs careful hand fighting and attention to back exposure.
The big question is how much that first meeting still matters once they start exchanging again. Albazi has the previous win, Costa has the recent surge, and neither gets to bring those results into the cage as a safety net.
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