One other combat is headed to Abu Dhabi.
This time, it’s Kazakhstan vs. america, as flyweights Azat Maksum and CJ Vergara are set to collide at UFC on ABC 7, which takes place Aug. 3 at Etihad Area on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.
Two folks with information of the matchup just lately knowledgeable MMA Junkie of the reserving however requested to stay nameless because the promotion has but to make an official announcement.
Maksum (15-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) seems to be to bounce again from his first profession loss, a unanimous choice defeat to Charles Johnson in February. Previous to that outing, Maksum gained his UFC debut by break up choice towards Tyson Nam.
Vergara (12-5-1 MMA, 3-3 UFC) additionally seems to be to reenter the win column. In March, Vergara misplaced to a different Kazakh flyweight, Asu Almabaev, by unanimous choice. Vergara missed weight for the combat, and his two-fight profitable streak was snapped as properly.
With the addition, the present UFC on ABC 7 lineup contains:
- Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Cory Sandhagen
- Nick Diaz vs. Vicente Luque
- Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Marlon Vera
- Michael Chiesa vs. Tony Ferguson
- Mackenzie Dern vs. Crazy Godinez
- Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady vs. Guram Kutateladze
- Alonzo Menifield vs. Azamat Murzakanov
- Victoria Dudakova vs. Sam Hughes
- Azat Maksum vs. CJ Vergara
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC on ABC 7.
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