After a pair of scrapped battle bookings, Abusupiyan Magomedov as soon as once more is scheduled for his UFC debut.
Magomedov (24-4-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will tackle Joaquin Buckley (14-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) in a middleweight battle on the UFC’s June 4 Struggle Evening card. An individual with data of the reserving confirmed the matchup to MMA Junkie, however requested to stay nameless for the reason that promotion has but to make an official announcement.
The June 4 occasion doesn’t but have a publicly introduced venue or location, however is prone to happen on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas with a broadcast on ESPN and ESPN+.
Magomedov reached the PFL’s 2018 middleweight playoff ultimate, however was knocked out by Louis Taylor in 33 seconds and got here up wanting the $1 million prize. In 2019 and 2020, he picked up submission wins for EMC and KSW. Then in late 2021, he was set to tackle Gerald Meerschaert in his UFC debut, however had the battle scrapped when Meerschaert pulled out. He was booked to battle Aliaskhab Khizriev at UFC on ESPN 33 eight days in the past, however needed to pull out of the cardboard, himself.
Buckley has back-to-back wins and victories in 4 of his previous 5 fights. His present run began with a viral second in October 2020 when he knocked out Impa Kasanganay with what turned the Knockout of the Yr on most lists and top-of-the-line KOs in historical past. After a TKO of Jordan Wright, he was knocked out by Alessio Di Chirico in January 2021, however bounced again with a TKO of Antonio Arroyo and a break up determination over Abdul Razak Alhassan in February.
With the addition, the UFC’s June 4 occasion now consists of:
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Movsar Evloev vs. Dan Ige
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Poliana Botelho vs. Karine Silva
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Jeff Molina vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov
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Zarrukh Adashev vs. Ode Osbourne
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Cynthia Calvillo vs. Brianna Fortino
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Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Andreas Michailidis
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Joaquin Buckley vs. Abusupiyan Magomedov
