Fan favorite Nabbe Malki (1-1) has a new opponent for FCR 17 on September 9.
The promotion just announced that he will face the dangerous grappler Maycon James in a catchweight bout.
Malki has become the biggest ticket seller of any fighter in the promotion’s history. He was originally scheduled to face Finland’s Mika Kallio at FCR 17, but the fight fell through.
Check out the updated Fight Club Rush 17 line up below!
Fight Club Rush 17 takes place on September 9 at Fyrishov Arena in Uppsala and will be headlined by a flyweight title bout between Renato Vidovic and Jonny Touma.
The event marks the first MMA event in the city’s history.
The FCR 17 fight card also features athletes like Toni Lampinen, Christian “Lången” Stigenberg, Josefine Modig and Nina Back.
Flyweight title bout: Renato Vidovic vs. Jonny Touma
Welterweight bout: Toni Lampinen vs. Christian Stigenberg
Bantamweight bout: Ali Yazbeck vs. Kevin Osorio
Catchweight bout (80 kilo): Nabbe Malki vs. Maycon James
Featherweight bout: Dimitris Dimitriadis vs. Raymond Johansson
Women’s strawweight bout: Josefine Modig vs. Nina Back
Welterweight bout: Christopher Bajo vs. Daniel Karlsson
Lightweight: Erik Wahrolen vs. Ibrahim Milli
Light heavyweight: Arlind Berisha vs Mustafa Atrakchi