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Allstars Fight Night 5: Fight Card, Start Time & How to Watch
Liam Pitts will defend his belt on AFN 5. Photo: Chris Önnerby
On Saturday March 9 Allstars Fight Night returns with another stacked fight card filled with pro and amateur bouts.
In the main event of the evening, we will see a title fight where Mark Vologdin and Ricardo Monteiro will clash for the promotion’s vacant belt. Former champ Bernardo Sopai vacated his title as he signed with the UFC on short notice.
The card will also feature an amateur bantamweight title fight where champion Liam Pitts will defend his belt for the first time as he takes on Tufan Ahmadi from Finland.
The amateur light heavyweight belt is also on the line as fan favorite and hometown hero Najib Adams will take on Malik Haziyev.
The AFN 5 fight card also features TikTok-star Megic Mike who will return from his recent knockout loss at AFN 4, with the intention to get back in the win column again. He will face local rapper Big Huappa in a super heavyweight amateur fight.
AFN Amateur Featherweight Tournament
Saturday’s event also marks the start of the AFN eight-man featherweight tournament. The winner will receive a three-fight pro contract to win the promotion.
The four winners on Saturday’s will advance to the semifinals, however, the date for the competition is not yet announced.
Check out the complete AFN 5 fight card below!
Mark Vologdin. Photo Stefan Romare
Official AFN 5 Fight Card
Allstars Fight Night 5 will take place at Coloseum in Stockholm. The card will be streamed by afnmma.se starting at 18:00 CET.
Main card
- Bantamweight title bout: Mark Vologdin vs. Ricardo Monteiro
- Flyweight bout: Abdurakhman Nasrutdinov vs. Markus Adolfsson
- Catchweight bout (60 kg): Eli Elias vs. Hamid Tawana
- Bantamweight title bout (amateur): Liam Pitts (c) vs. Tufan Ahmadi
- Super heavyweight (amateur B-class): Megic Mike vs. Big Huappa
- Welterweight (amateur): Fabian Misk vs. Fredrik Sandberg
- Light heavyweight title bout (amateur): Najib Adams vs Malik Haziyev
- Catchweight bout (74 kg): Mukhammad Eskirkhanov vs. Lucas Tenorio
- Bantamweight bout (amateur): Mansor Rasouli vs. Giorgos Pilidis
Undercard
- Welterweight (amateur): Sebastian Palacio Gomez vs
- Welterweight (amateur): Emin Omic vs. Christian Hansen
AFN Amateur Featherweight Tournament
- Quarterfinal A: Elshod Aanvarov (Allstars) vs. Saikhan Sulimanov (Grottan Helsingborg)
- Quarterfinal B: George Youssef (Örebro Fight Gym) vs. Gustav Holmqvist (Nova MMA)
- Quarterfinal C: Sukhrob Tokhirov (Allstars) vs. Elias Ksia (GBG MAC)
- Quarterfinal D: Anton Ringvall (Hammarö Fight Club) vs. Raham Kafaei (Söders Fight Gym)
* Fight card is subject of change.
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