In turn, Almeida was booked against Maxim Grishin at UFC Fight Night 214 in a catchweight of 220 pounds, after Abdurakhimov withdrew again for unknown reasons. They were originally scheduled to meet at UFC 279, but Abdurakhimov withdrew due to visa issues. Ī heavyweight bout between Shamil Abdurakhimov and Jailton Almeida was expected to take place at this event. In turn, Nishikawa was forced to withdraw due to contractual issues and the bout was scrapped. However, Mullarkey pulled out in mid-September due to injury. Jamie Mullarkey was expected to face Magomed Mustafaev in a lightweight bout. In turn, the pairing was cancelled altogether as Trabelsi pulled out due to contractual issues with ARES FC and Porter opted to pursue a later fight, rather than a replacement barring unforeseen circumstances. However, Abdelwahab was removed for unknown reasons and replaced by promotional newcomer Slim Trabelsi. Ī heavyweight bout between Parker Porter and Hamdy Abdelwahab was scheduled for the event. However, the bout was postponed to UFC Fight Night 214 for unknown reasons. Ī women's strawweight bout between Marina Rodriguez and Amanda Lemos was expected to take place at the event. The bout proceeded at catchweight and she was fined 20% of her purse, which went to Fiorot. At the weigh-ins, Chookagian weighed in at 127.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. Tuivasa a month earlier, with Chookagian pulling out once due to undisclosed reasons, only to return as a replacement for her own substitute. They were originally scheduled to meet at UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. įormer UFC Women's Flyweight Championship challenger Katlyn Chookagian and Manon Fiorot met in a women's flyweight bout at this event. Dillashaw was originally targeted as the main event of UFC 279, but the promotion opted to change plans and move it to this event. Ī UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Aljamain Sterling and former two-time champion T.J. Volkanovski eventually weighed in successfully as the official substitute. Dariush still claimed that he had the backup spot, but no official announcement had been made by the promotion.
In turn, current UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski announced in mid-October that he was the official replacement in case either of the headliners pull out.
Beneil Dariush, who is scheduled to face former KSW Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Mateusz Gamrot, revealed in mid-September that he was expected to serve as backup to this contest. Oliveira was stripped of the title at UFC 274 when he failed to make weight for his attempted title defense against former interim champion (also former WSOF Lightweight Champion) Justin Gaethje. Background Ī UFC Lightweight Championship bout for the vacant title between former champion Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev headlined the event. Makhachev was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 22, 2022, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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