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Myktybek Orolbai has won three straight UFC fights. | Getty UFC

The UFC 330 lineup will include a welterweight looking to make a statement.

Surging contender Myktybek Orolbai will lock horns with Jeremiah Wells in a 170-pound affair. Orolbai announced the booking on social media, and it was later confirmed by MMAFighting.com. UFC 330 takes place at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia and is headlined by a welterweight title tilt pitting Islam Makhachev against Ian Garry.

On a Roll Orolbai has won three straight outings and five of six UFC appearances overall. The 28-year-old Kyrgyzstan native kicked off his 2026 campaign with a three-round verdict over Chris Curtis at UFC Fight Night 269 on March 14. His current streak also includes finishes of Jack Hermansson and Tofiq Musayev.

Wells, 39, is 5-2 in UFC competition. Most recently, he snapped a two-fight skid with a unanimous decision triumph against Themba Gorimbo at UFC Fight Night 263 this past Novembe…

Charles Oliveira got the better of Justin Gaethje in 2022. | Getty/UFC

After Justin Gaethje shocked the world by stopping Ilia Topuria to unify the lightweight belt in the UFC White House main event, the debate began in earnest regarding his next opponent.

Candidates include top contender Arman Tsarukyan, the winner of the UFC 329 main event between Max Holloway and Conor McGregor and reigning BMF champion Charles Oliveira. An immediate rematch with Topuria is also a possibility, though Gaethje himself has dismissed the notion.

Unfinished Business Oliveira has already begun to campaign for the title shot. In an interview with Brazilian journalist Laerte Viana on Monday, “do Bronxs” did not mince words.

“The world knows what happened in our first fight when there was the ‘scale robbery case.’ I got the submission win but got my title stripped,” Oliveira said. “Gaethje also said he suffered an accident before the fight, so let's make that rematch. That's t…

Patrick "Patchy" Mix will look to end a three-fight losing streak when he squares off against Shoko Sato at Rizin 54.

The Japanese promotion recently announced a handful of bouts for the Aug. 11 event. Rizin 54 takes place at Toyota Arena Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan, and is headlined by a featherweight showdown between Kleber Koike Erbst and Kyomo Akimoto.

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A former Bellator MMA bantamweight champion, Mix was victorious in 20 of his first 21 professional outings prior to signing with the UFC. The 32-year-old New York native dropped a pair of lackluster decision against Mario Bautista and Jakub Wiklacz before being released from the Las Vegas-based promotion. “Patchy” moved to 145 pounds at Rizin 52, where he suffered his third consecutive setback in a second-round stoppage loss to Kyoma Akimoto. He will return to 135 pounds against Sato.

The 38-year-old Sato is a veteran of 58 pro fights dating back to 2008. The former ONE Championship and Shooto competit…