Eagle Fight Club (EFC) — now owned by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight legend, Khabib Nurmagomedov — returns to the airwaves tonight (Fri., Jan. 28, 2022) with a slew of familiar faces in tow.
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of tonight’s main card on FLXCast. The undercard broadcast begins at 6 p.m. ET, with the main card likely to kick off around 8 p.m. ET.
EFC 44’s main event sees multi-sport standout Tyron “King of the Ring” Spong return to the cage for the first time in over eight years against PRIDE, Strikeforce, and Bellator veteran Sergei Kharitonov, while former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans ends his retirement against grappling ace Gabriel Checco in the co-feature.
Also on tap are a Bantamweight clash between Ray Borg and Cody Gibson, a Welterweight battle between veteran John Howard and Contender Series vet Ramazan Kuramagomedov, and ONE standout Raimond Magomedaliev against WEC and UFC competitor Anthony Njokuani.
EFC 44 Quick Results:
Tyron Spong vs. Serghei Kharitonov
Gabriel Checco vs. Rashad Evans
Ray Borg vs. Cody Gibson
John Howard vs. Ramazan Kuramagomedov
Raimond Magomedaliev vs. Anthony Njokuani
Arman Ospanov vs. Dylan Salvador — Salvador def. Ospanov by TKO (corner stoppage) at 5:00 of Round Two
Shaun Asher vs. Yorgan De Castro — De Castro def. Asher by submission (guillotine choke) at 1:04 of Round One
Miles Hunsinger vs. Demarques Jackson — Jackson def. Hunsinger by TKO (punches) at 0:54 of Round One
Shawn Bunch vs. Firdavs Khasanov — Bunch def. Khasanov by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Loik Radzhabov vs. Zach Zane — Razhabov def. Zane by submission (guillotine choke) at 3:23 of Round One
EFC 44 Round-by-Round Coverage:
265 lbs.: Tyron Spong vs. Sergei Kharitonov
Round one:
Round two:
Round three:
Final result:
205 lbs.: Gabriel Checco vs. Rashad Evans
Round one:
Round two:
Round three:
Final result:
135 lbs.: Ray Borg vs. Cody Gibson
Round one:
Round two:
Round three:
Final result:
175 lbs.: John Howard vs. Ramazan Kuramagomedov
Round one:
Round two:
Round three:
Final result:
175 lbs.: Raimond Magomedaliev vs. Anthony Njokuani
Round one:
Round two:
Round three:
Final result: