Nicolas Dalby | Experience Is Key

Danish welterweight Nicolas Dalby is a lifelong martial artist, and he plans on leveraging that experience when he welcomes a dangerous newcomer to the UFC welterweight division at UFC Qatar.

Dalby will take on Russia's Saygid Izagakhmaev at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs Hooker in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday night in a battle between two seasoned veterans of the sport, and as he prepares for his 15th fight in the UFC, Dalby says Octagon experience could prove to be a significant factor in the matchup.

Competing in the Octagon for the first time is an experience that has stymied the progress of big names and world champions from other organizations down the years, and it's something the debuting…