Jared Gordon will face a promotional newcomer with a well-known surname Saturday at UFC Combat Evening 251.
With Kaue Fernandes out because of visa points, in steps Uzbekistan’s Mashrabjon Ruziboev on days discover to avoid wasting the light-weight battle on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, the promotion introduced Tuesday.
Ruziboev (20-4-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is the youthful brother of UFC welterweight Nursultan Ruziboev. The 2 are longtime coaching companions with Nursulton signing Mashrabjon’s praises in a 2024 interview with MMA Junkie.
Ruziboev, , enters his UFC debut on a seven-fight successful streak and with an Instagram following of over 100,000. Seventeen of his 20 skilled wins have come inside the space with 17 knockouts and three submissions.
Gordon, 36, enters his sixteenth UFC battle in an effort to bounce again from a cut up determination loss to Nasrat Haqparast in June. The defeat moved him to 3-3 with one no contest in his most up-to-date seven outings.
With the change, the UFC Combat Evening 251 lineup consists of:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Jared Cannonier vs. Gregory Rodrigues
- Calvin Kattar vs. Youssef Zalal
- Dylan Budka vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
- Ismael Bonfim vs. Nazim Sadykhov
- Andre Petroski vs. Rodolfo Vieira
- Jose Delgado vs. Connor Matthews
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
- Angela Hill vs. Ketlen Souza
- Jared Gordon vs. Mashrabjon Ruziboev
- Jesus Aguilar vs. Rafael Estevam
- Gabriel Bonfim vs. Khaos Williams
- Vince Morales vs. Elijah Smith
- Don’Story Mayes vs. Valter Walker
- Julia Avila vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC Combat Evening 251.
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