A light heavyweight contest is set for the upcoming fight night event on July 18 as Roman Dolidze will take on Khadis Ibragimov.
Dolidze will be making his debut for the UFC here, with the light heavyweight coming in hot on a six-fight winning streak. Mainly a competitor for World Warriors Fighting Championship, the 31-year-old impressed in his bouts against Amirali Joroev, Eder de Souza, and Michal Pasternak. Dolidze’s professional record currently stands at 6 wins and 0 losses.
Ibragimov has failed to get a win since making his UFC debut back in 2019, with the light heavyweight dropping bouts to Da Un Jung (via submission at UFC Fight Night 157) and Ed Herman (via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 163). Despite his winless record in the UFC thus far, Ibragimov is a former M-1 Global light heavyweight champion and came into the promotion with a strong eight-fight winning streak. His professional record currently stands at 8 wins and 2 losses.
Check out the updated line-up for the July 18 UFC Fight Night show below:
Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Joseph Benavidez – for vacant UFC flyweight title
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Jack Hermansson
Marc Diakiese vs. Alan Patrick
Askar Askarov vs. Alexandre Pantoja
Roman Dolidze vs. Khadis Ibragimov