Credit:Getty/UFC
Credit: Getty/UFC
A light heavyweight showdown pitting Volkan
Oezdemir against Magomed
Ankalaev is on tap for
UFC 267.
MMA
DNA was first to report the bout, which was originally
scheduled for UFC Fight Night 191 on Sept. 4. UFC 267 takes place
at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 30 and is headlined by a light
heavyweight championship scrap between Jan
Blachowicz and Glover
Teixeira.
A former light heavyweight title challenger, Oezdemir is coming off
a second-round KO loss to Jiri
Prochazka at UFC 251 last July. Prior to that, “No Time” scored
back-to-back triumphs over Ilir Latifi
and Aleksandar
Rakic in the Octagon.
Ankaleav, 29, is currently riding the momentum of a six-bout
winning streak within the Las Vegas-based promotion. That stretch
includes a pair of stoppage wins over Ion
Cutelaba as well as a three-round verdict against Nikita
Krylov in his most recent outing at UFC Fight Night 186 on Feb.
27.