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Fil-Am fighter and SEA Games gold medalist Mark ‘Mugen’ Striegl is set to make his debut in UFC.
The 32-year-old veteran (18-2, 1NC) will be tested in the big stage as he faces another newcomer Timur ‘Lucky’ Valiev (16-2) in UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Edgar on Saturday, August 22 (Sunday, August 23, Philippine time) at UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“I’m super grateful for the opportunity during these crazy times to compete on the largest stage in MMA,” Striegl said. “It’s a crazy opportunity, just coming from the Philippines. It’s been a long journey to get here.”
Striegl is the reigning URCC Global featherweight champion and ruled the 2019 Southeast Asian Games men’s 74kg combat sambo event. He won 4 straight bouts before getting a no contest decision in his latest fight against Shunichi Shimizu in April 2019.
Aside from URCC, Striegl also competed in other Asian MMA promotions such as ONE Championship and Pacific Xtreme Combat (PXC). He won 14 of his 18 fights via submission, while 12 of his victories came early in the first round.
Striegl has been living with his family in Baguio, but for his UFC debut, he has done his fight camp at Syndicate MMA in Las Vegas with many UFC athletes as training partners.
Valiev, on the other hand, is a Russian grappling champion and won his last 6 fights. His last win came via unanimous decision against Taigro Costa last December 2019.
The preliminary card of UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Edgar will start at 5:30 am (5:30 PM ET) while the main card will start at 8:30 am (8:30 PM ET).
– Rappler.com
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