DALLAS – Abdul Razak Alhassan views his UFC 228 matchup with Niko Price on Saturday as one that will finally lead to increased notoriety among the greater MMA audience. Alhassan (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and Price (12-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) are positioned to open the UFC 228 pay-per-view card, which follows prelims on FX and UFC Fight Pass from American Airlines Center in Dallas. That spot on the lineup is typically reserved for action fights that will lead to big finishes, and on paper the welterweight matchup has all the ingredients to live up to that reputation. Although Alhassan said he was surprised to be bumped from the prelims to the main card roughly a week out from the event, it’s a position he welcomes and said only adds to the stakes. “This is the kind of fight that when you win it’s going to put you somewhere you want to be,” Alhassan told MMAjunkie
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UFC 228′s Abdul Razak Alhassan: People will care about me after fight vs. Niko Price – MMA Junkie