Sirwan Kakai Faces Frankie Saenz at UFC in Nashville

Sirwan Kakai will take a step up in competition for his second UFC bout as he faces Frankie Saenz on August 8th at UFC Fight Night 73 in Nashville, Tennessee.

It's going down in #UFCNashville August 8th I will face ranked #14 @ufc fighter Frankie Saenz! #sirwankakai #UFC #MMA Kommer gå in ta min plats som rankad i UFC sen första bästa flyget hem till Sverige! YEES! 👊👊

A photo posted by Sirwan Kakai (@sirwan135) on Jul 25, 2015 at 8:33am PDT

Saenz comes into the fight ranked top 15 in the world with a record of 10 wins and 2 losses. The Trident Performance fighter has won both of his UFC bouts, most recently outpointing Iuri Alcantara in February.

Kakai, who developed his skills at GBG MMA before moving to ATT in Florida won his UFC debut over Danny Martinez in June, with a short notice fight. “Zohan” has a record of 12 wins and 2 losses.

Taking in knowledge for other Lions! ・・・ #repost One down another one to go. With my brother @sirwan135 getting ready for his next fight August 8 UFN 73 Glover vs OSP. Make sure to give him a follow he's dangerous striker, don't blink!! @americantopteam #ATTArmy @tpaclothing////////////// Um treino já foi só falta mais um, com o meu parceiro @sirwan135. Ele está se preparando para a sua luta dia 8 de agosto no UFN 73 Glover vs OSP. Ele é um trocador de alto nível de uma follow nele ai galera. Oss

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