Barrio defends the belt against the sensational German: Eskiev challenges for the lightweight title!
The Argentine-Croatian fighter is riding an eight-fight win streak, and now faces the toughest test of his career
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Whoever has stood across from him in the Fight Nation Championship cage has walked away defeated - and now Francisco 'Croata' Barrio (36, 15-4) faces the biggest challenge of his career. One of Europe’s top lightweight fighters is coming to his home turf at Zagreb Arena to challenge for Croata’s title at FNC 24.
The popular 'Panchi' made his first title defense with a first-round submission win over Antun 'Killer' Račić (34, 28-13-1) at FNC 22 in Ljubljana, and between title fights, he’s taken out some of the biggest regional legends.
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But this time, he faces the biggest test of his career - Lom-Ali Eskiev (33, 23-7), who comes to Southeast Europe’s top MMA organization as a challenger from Oktagon with two wins in a row.
It will be a five-round fight, with each round lasting five minutes. A full night of fighting action awaits - tickets are available now through the Eventim system.