Nate
Landwehr will lock horns with Zubaira
Tukhugov in a featherweight tilt at
UFC on ESPN 40 on Aug. 6.
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The Las Vegas-based promotion recently announced the pairing. UFC
on ESPN 40 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is
headlined by a light heavyweight showdown pitting Thiago
Santos against Jamahal
Hill.
A former M-1 Global champion, Landwehr is 2-2 during his UFC tenure
thus far. “The Train” has bested Darren
Elkins via decision and submitted Ludovit
Klein while suffering first-round KO/TKO defeats at the hands
of Herbert
Burns and Julian
Erosa. The 34-year-old Tennessee native is 15-4 as a
professional.
Tukhugov has won two of his last three Octagon appearances dating
back to 2020 and is 5-2-1 in UFC competition overall. Most
recently, the 31-year-old Tiger Muay Thai product outpointed
Ricardo
Ramos at UFC 267 this past October to run his professional mark
to 20-5-1.