No. 8 ranked featherweight Giga Chikadze will take on No. 12 Sodiq Yusuff on September 17. The fight was announced by the organization during the UFC Vegas 58 broadcast last night.
Chikadze is coming of a unanimous decision loss to Calvin Kattar in January. Before the tough defeat he was on a impressive nine-fight winning streak. In March, Yusuff took a decision-win over Alex Caceres and is 5-1 in the UFC.
Mackenzie Dern vs. Yan Xiaonan
Mackenzie Dern går huvudmatch mot Marina Rodriguez i helgen. Foto: Jason Silva – USA TODAY Sports
No. 4 ranked Mackenzie Dern will face No. 5 ranked Yan Xiaonan in a important women’s strawweight bout on October 1. ESPN was first to report the possible title-contender fight.
Dern is coming from a split decision-win over Tecia Torres at UFC 273. Her opponent, Xiaonan, has two straight losses against Marina Rodriguez and two-time strawweight champion Carla Esparza.
Belal Muhammad vs. Sean Brady
Belal Muhammad. Photo: Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via USA TODAY Sports
Top ranked welterweights Belal Muhammad and Sean Brady have been added to the UFC 281 event that will take place in Abu Dhabi on October 22. The fight was first announced Muhammad on social media.
No. 5 ranked ”Rembember the Name” Muhammad is a busy fighter with eight wins and one no-contest since January 2019. The list includes names like Vicente Luque, Stephen Thompson and Demian Maia.
No. 9 ranked Brady is undefeated with a professional record of 15-0, with 5-0 in the UFC. In his most recent fight he defeated Michael Chiesa via unanimous decision.