Two rising middleweight prospects will collide hoping to additional momentum from profitable UFC debuts.
Former LFA champion Azamat Bekoev (19-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will meet “The Final Fighter 32” winner Ryan Loder (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in a three-round middleweight bout Might 3 at a UFC Battle Night time occasion anticipated to happen in Des Moines, Iowa.
Two folks with information of the matchup knowledgeable MMA Junkie of the matchup Wednesday however requested to stay nameless because the promotion has but to make an official announcement.
Bekoev, 29, had an explosive promotional debut in January when he knocked out Zach Reese within the first spherical at UFC 311, in a battle he took on days’ discover. The win prolonged Bekoev’s profitable streak to seven, a stretch that additionally included an LFA title win and two defenses.
Loder, 33, received the “TUF 32” middleweight match with a TKO of Robert Valentin within the closing, after exhibition wins over Tom Theocharis and Omran Chaaban.
With the addition, the UFC Des Moines lineup contains:
- Cory Sandhagen vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
- Marlon Vera vs. Mario Bautista
- Yana Santos vs. Miesha Tate
- Montel Jackson vs. Daniel Marcos
- Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Daniel Rodriguez
- Gillian Robertson vs. Marina Rodriguez
- Jeong Yeong Lee vs. Trevor Peek
- Serhiy Sidey vs. Cameron Smotherman
- Junior Tafa vs. Tuco Tokkos
- Mario Bautista vs. Marlon Vera
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