‘Bullet’ Shara Magomedov will be back in action on October 26, when he faces Armen Petrosyan at UFC 308.
The Middleweight contest is the latest of a number of bouts that have been added to the Abu Dhabi card, with Ibo Aslan vs Rafael Cerqueira and Mateusz Rebecki vs Myktybek Orolbai also being added in recent days.
Topping the stacked card, Ilia Topuria will look to make his first defence of his Featherweight title against the formidable Max Holloway as Robert Whittake will take on Khamzat Chimaev in the co-main event.
After only managing to make the walk once in his first year with the UFC, Magomedov has made sure his second year with the promotion has been an active one.
After originally being matched against Ihor Potieria and then Joilton Lutterbach, the 30-year-old would have one more opponent change for the UFC’s Saudi Arabia card.
It would ultimately be Antonio Trócoli, who would face Magomedov on the night. The Russian picked up a big with by way of third round knock out, to extend his unbeaten run to 13.
He was then back in action just two months later when he earned a well fought unanimous decision against Michał Oleksiejczuk. The Petrosyan bout will mark as another step up in competition for Bullet, who has made no secret of the fact he wants to work his way to facing ranked opponents in a timely matter.
Petrosyan will make the walk to the UFC octagon for a sixth time when he meets ‘Bullet’ in Abu Dhabi. The Armenian has already faced some stiff opposition since signing with the UFC in 2021, having fought the likes of Christian Leroy Duncan and Caio Borralho.
In his last outing, Petrosyan was handed his second loss under the UFC banner as Rodolfo Vieira submitted him in the first round of their UFC Fight Night bout earlier this year.
