UFC London Gets Marc Diakiese-Damir Hadzovic Lightweight Matchup

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Marc
Diakiese will square off against Damir
Hadzovic in a lightweight bout at
UFC London on July 23.

Promotion officials recently announced the pairing. UFC London
takes place at the O2 Arena and is headlined by a heavyweight
showdown pitting Curtis
Blaydes against Tom
Aspinall.

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Diakiese snapped a two-bout losing streak in his last outing, when
he captured a unanimous decision triumph against Viacheslav
Borshchev at UFC on ESPN 33 on March 26. “Bonecrusher” is 6-5
during his promotional tenure and 15-5 as a professional
overall.

Hadzovic also ended a two-fght skid in his most recent appearance,
as he outpointed Yancy
Medeiros at UFC Fight Night 190 in June 2021. “The Bosnian
Bomber” is 4-4 within the Las Vegas-based promotion and 14-6 over
the course of his pro career.