Tafon
Nchukwi will square off against Azamat
Murzakanov on the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s March 12
card.
Cageside Press was first to report the light heavyweight
pairing. UFC Fight Night takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas
and is headlined by a light heavyweight tilt pitting Thiago
Santos against Magomed
Ankalaev.
Nchukwi has been victorious in two of three Octagon appearances
since earning a UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Series in
2020. Most recently, the 27-year-old Cameroon native outpointed
Mike
Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night 192 on Sept. 18.
Murzakanov will make his promotional debut after securing a UFC
deal with a first-round TKO of Matheus
Scheffel on the Contender Series this past August. The
35-year-old Russian is 10-0 as a professional, with other notable
wins over UFC competitors Andre Muniz
and Guto
Inocente.