Shamil
Gaziev will fight Thomas
Petersen at
#UFCSaudiArabia on February 1st. (first rep. @realkevink)
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A heavyweight matchup has been announced for UFC Saudi Arabia.
Shamil
Gaziev is set to meet Thomas
Petersen at a UFC
Fight Night event on Feb. 1 at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia.
Gaziev (13-1) made his promotional debut as an undefeated prospect
at
UFC 296 last year, where he knocked out Martin
Buday. The Bahraini then faced a steep climb in competition
against Jairzinho
Rozenstruik, who handed him his first career loss by rendering
him unable to continue beyond the fourth stanza. Gaziev has since
bounced back with a unanimous decision win over Don’Tale
Mayes in August.
Meanwhile, Petersen (9-2) earned his
Ultimate Fighting Championship contract with a keylock
submission win over Chandler
Cole on the
Dana White’s Contender Series last year. Petersen dropped a
unanimous decision against Jamal
Pogues in his Octagon debut this past February but has since
bounced back with a unanimous decision win over Mohammad Usman in
July.