Afrigather Shara Magomedov is ready to face his hardest check but in Saudi Arabia on February 1.
The one-eyed Russian KO artist has grow to be a fan favourite throughout his quick UFC stint.
‘Bullet’ is contemporary off a double-spinning backfist end over Armen Petrosyan at UFC 308 final month.
Now he’s reportedly been booked to face a welterweight contender recognized for knocking folks out.
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Shara Magomedov vs Michael Web page confirmed by supervisor
On Thursday, Purple Nook MMA confirmed Shara Magomedov’s subsequent combat along with his supervisor Rizvan Magomedov, who claims that Michael ‘Venom’ Web page will step as much as middleweight to tackle his star shopper.
The Englishman earned himself a fierce status preventing for Bellator, the place he fractured somebody’s cranium and obliterated one other opponent’s knee to place collectively a scary highlight-reel of knockouts.
Since becoming a member of the UFC earlier this yr, Web page has gone 1-1 in fights with Kevin Holland and Ian Garry.
Regardless of doing nicely towards two high 170lb contenders, he’s made his need to check the waters at middleweight towards Magomedov clear.
“You don’t even have to attend too lengthy,” Web page just lately stated about his subsequent combat.
“That one there [Shara Magomedov], I’ll simply take immediately only for the enjoyable of it. I’m in form now, able to go. In order that’s a superb combat for me, I believe. Only a good stand-up combat for everyone, simply to return again to the sport.
“And like I stated, depart my boy Izzy alone. He’s making an attempt to get again to the belt, to the throne, so I’ll take his place.”
Conor McGregor expects to headline on February 1
Conor McGregor may make his comeback on the identical card as Magomedov vs Web page.
‘Infamous’ hasn’t fought since breaking his leg throughout a Dustin Poirier trilogy bout at UFC 264 in July 2021.
A combat with Michael Chandler was speculated to happen at UFC 303 in June, however McGregor broke his toe in coaching and pulled out of the occasion.
Now he’s with out an opponent after Chandler opted to take a rematch with Charles Oliviera at UFC 309 on November 16.
In a current interview with Bloody Elbow, the previous dual-weight UFC champion claimed that he will probably be making his return to the Octagon in Saudi Arabia on February 1 and named Dan Hooker as his opponent.
Since then, Dana White has insisted no date or opponent has been determined for McGregor’s comeback.
Nonetheless, with a present happening within the Center East on the date McGregor predicted, it appears doubtless that he’s been approached about probably headlining.
Solely time will inform if MMA’s biggest legend will lastly return to combat in Saudi Arabia early subsequent yr.
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