September 16, 2023 3:00 pm ET
Nathaniel Wood has his subsequent UFC task.
Wooden (19-5 MMA, 7-2 UFC) will look to push his successful streak to 4 when he meets Muhammad Naimov (9-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in a featherweight bout Oct. 21 at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi. Two individuals with data of the state of affairs knowledgeable MMA Junkie of the reserving Saturday however requested to stay nameless for the reason that UFC hasn’t made an announcement.
Wooden, 30, a former Cage Warriors champion, is coming off a unanimous decision win against Andre Fili in a brawl this previous July. Previous to that, Wooden additionally received choices towards Charles Jourdain and Charles Rosa.
Naimov, 29, is on a four-fight successful streak, which incorporates most not too long ago a second-round submission of Jamie Mullarkey in his UFC debut this previous June.
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