Undefeated prospect set for hyped UFC debut in February

Hyped prospect Nurullo Aliev will fight at UFC Fight Night 220. Photo via Instagram (@nurullo_aliev)

One of the most hyped fighters from the last season of Dana White’s Contender Series, Nurullo Aliev, is set to make his promotional debut on February 25.

The undefeated Tajikistani 23-year-old will face Rafael Alves in a lightweight contest at UFC Fight Night 220. Aliev made his professional debut in 2018 and has a record of 8-0.

At the DWCS 55 post-fight press conferences back in September, Aliev claimed to be ready to take on anyone in the stacked division.

“I already said to Dana give me right away. You can give me even top 15 if you wanted.”

The Brazilian fighter Alves is 1-2 in the UFC, and fought nothing but tough opponents in Damir Ismagulov, Marc Diakiese and Drew Dober.

Check out the current lineup for UFC Fight Night 220 below!

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Current lineup for UFC Fight Night 220

A light heavyweight bout between No. 8 ranked Nikita Krylov and No. 11 ranked Ryan Spann is expected to headline the UFC event.

*Bout order and number of fights can change.

• Nikita Krylov vs. Ryan Spann
• Jordan Leavitt vs. Victor Martinez
• Hailey Cowan vs. Ailin Perez
• Denys Bondar vs. Ode Osbourne
• Cortney Casey vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
• Darrius Flowers vs. Erick Gonzalez
• Lucas Almeida vs. Andre Fili
• Don’Tale Mayes vs. Augusto Sakai
• Brendan Allen vs. Andre Muniz
• Yohan Lainasse vs. Mike Mallott
• Trevor Peek vs. Alex Reyes
• Nurullo Aliev vs. Rafael Alves

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