A battle between rising gentle heavyweight contenders is headed for UFC on ABC 7 as Azamat Murzakanov vs. Alonzo Menifield is within the works to happen Aug. 3 at Etihad Area in Abu Dhabi.
An individual with data of the state of affairs confirmed the information to MMA Junkie following an preliminary report from Vestnik MMA.
Murzakanov (13-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) hasn’t competed since defeating Dustin Jacoby in April 2023. Previous to that, the undefeated Russian knocked out his previous 4 opponents. He was scheduled to face Khalil Rountree final December at UFC on ESPN 52 however withdrew attributable to pneumonia.
Menifield (15-4-1 MMA, 8-4-1 UFC) suffered his first setback in 5 fights when he was knocked out by Carlos Ulberg in simply 12 seconds earlier this month at UFC on ESPN 56. He’ll make a lower than three-month turnaround to face Murzakanov.
Beneath is the up to date card for UFC on ABC 7:
- Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
- Nick Diaz vs. Vicente Luque
- Michael Chiesa vs. Tony Ferguson
- Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Marlon Vera
- Mackenzie Dern vs. Crazy Godinez
- Alonzo Menifield vs. Azamat Murzakanov
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC on ABC 7.
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