Former champion Dos Anjos (30-13, fights Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) returned in late 2020 after winning the Fight of the Night over Paul Felder from the welterweight division at 155 pounds.
During his UFC run, he has had memorable victories over Nate Diaz and Robbie Lawler as well as Anthony Pettis to win the belt in 2015. Dos Anjos now aims to slow down Fijiev and continue his climb for a light-headed shot.
Emerging contender Fijiev (11-1, Baku, Azerbaijan via Phuket, Thailand) did not waste time in captivating the fans with his diverse striking arsenal.
He is currently leading a five-match winning streak with impressive victories over Brad Riddle, Bobby Green and Renato Moicano. Fitzgerald now has his first former UFC champion lightweight ready to move into the top 10.
Dana White’s rivals will face off in the series co-main event when Kayo Boralho will face Armen Petrosian in the middleweight.
Boralho (fighting 11-1 1NC, So Paulo, from Brazil) earned his place on the UFC roster last year with defeats to Aaron Jeffrey and Jesse Murray in Dana White’s rival series.
Brazil’s Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt made its successful debut in the UFC in April, winning a tough fight against Gaddy Omargadzhiv. Boralho is now aiming to stop Petrosian and remain unbeaten for 12 games.
Petrosyan (7-1, Yerevan, Armenia) defeated Koyan Kolev in the first round of the Dana White rival series last October.
The talented kickboxer announced his arrival in February with an interesting win against Gregory Rodriguez. Petrosyan now intends to become the first fighter to complete Boralho by earning another highlight-reel KO.
Additional bouts on cards include:
• Douglas Silva (28-4 fight 1NC, Castenhall, Para, Brazil) Sed Nurmagomedov (15-2, Dagestan, Russia) in an interesting bantamweight match
• Jamie Pickett (13-7, Wilmington, NC) will face Dennis Tulin (10-6, outside Moscow, Russia) in the middleweight division.
• A heavyweight wrestler Jared Wandera (12-8, fighting Hemet, California) was always seen fighting against the exciting Chase Sherman (15-10, D’Iberville, Miss.).
Michael Johnson (21-17, St. Louis, MO) throws a thrilling light against Jamie Mularki (14-5, fighting off the Central Coast, Australia).
• No. 10 flyweight contestant Cynthia Calvillo (9-4-1, fighting San Jose, California) attempted to spoil the UFC 125-pound debut No. 7 No. 7 Strovet contender Nina Nunes (10-7, fight). Weston, Fla.)
मान Iman Zahabi (8-2, Montreal, Quebec, Canada) returns to the Ultimate Fighter Season 29 winner Ricky Tarsios (12-2, Houston, Texas) in a bantamweight match.
टो Antonina Shevchenko (9-4, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) will face Courtney Casey (10-9, Glendale, Ariz.) In the flyweight.
डी Cody Brundage (7-2, Littleton, Colo.) Faces Tracy Gore (4-1, Lawrenceville, Ga.) In a battle for the promising middleweight prospect.
Kennedy Enchukwu (9-3, Dallas, Texas) will take on Carl Roberson (9-5, Neptune, NJ).
रॉ When Ronnie Lawrence (8-1, Sunrise, Fla.) Meets Saykub Kakramonov (9-2, fight with Spokane, wash via Samarkand, Uzbekistan) he clashes with the increasing bantamweight prospects.
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Fijiev will take place on Saturday, July 9 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. All matches will be available on ESPN and ESPN Deportes as well as Simulcast in English and Spanish on ESPN +. The main card starts at 9 pm ET / 6 pm PT. The prelim starts at 6 PM ET / 3 PM PT.
Source: Press Release
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