Andrei Arlovski’s heavyweight document forty second stroll to the octagon will occur two weeks later than anticipated – however on a a lot larger stage.
Initially scheduled for UFC Battle Evening on June 15, Arlovski’s matchup with Martin Buday now will go down at UFC 303 on June 29 at T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+).
Buday introduced the change in date for his three-round showdown with Arlovski on Sunday on social media following an preliminary report from MMA journalist Marcel Dorff, however a purpose was not revealed (by way of Instagram):
🇺🇸 New date and venue !!! However purpose keep the identical !! Large Win incoming !! Lets go 🇺🇸
Arlovski (34-23 MMA, 23-17 UFC) not too long ago turned 45. He made his promotional debut in November 2000 at UFC 28, the place he defeated Aaron Brink. Arlovski has dropped three straight. Previous to that, he had received six of seven with the lone loss towards present interim heavyweight champ Tom Aspinall.
Buday (13-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) seems to bounce again from his first promotional defeat, a TKO loss to Shamil Gaziev at UFC 296 in December. The loss snapped a 12-fight successful streak that included UFC victories over Chris Barnett, Lukasz Brzeski, Jake Collier and Josh Parisian.
The newest UFC 303 lineup now contains:
- Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler
- Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree
- Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Macy Chiasson
- Andre Fili vs. Cub Swanson
- Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Joe Pyfer
- Gillian Robertson vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez
- Carlos Hernandez vs. Rei Tsuruya
- Yanis Ghemmouri vs. Payton Talbott
- Andrei Arlovski vs. Martin Buday
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