The UFC Saudi Arabia lineup has been tweaked.
With Jordan Leavitt out, Bolaji Oki steps in to face Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady at UFC Struggle Night time 250 on Feb. 1 at ANB Enviornment in Riyadh. The rationale for Leavitt’s withdrawal shouldn’t be clear at the moment.
Two individuals with data of the change lately knowledgeable MMA Junkie of the brand new light-weight matchup however requested to stay nameless because the promotion has but to make an official announcement.
Oki (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) received a break up resolution over Timmy Cuamba in his UFC debut in February. He returned in September when he was put to sleep by Chris Duncan in a weird sequence.
Al-Selwady (15-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) earned his UFC contract after a powerful upset victory over highly-touted George Hardwick on Dana White’s Contender Collection in 2023. He debuted in March when he misplaced a second-round knockout to Loik Radzhabov.
With the change, the UFC Struggle Night time 250 lineup contains:
Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov
Shara Magomedov vs. Michael Web page
Sergei Pavlovich vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Ikram Aliskerov vs. Andre Muniz
Stated Nurmagomedov vs. Vinicius Oliveira
Damir Hadzovic vs. Terrance McKinney
Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady vs. Bolaji Oki
Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
Lucas Alexander vs. Bogdan Grad
Muhammad Naimov vs. Kaan Ofli
Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Jamal Pogues
Shamil Gaziev vs. Thomas Petersen
Mike Davis vs. Fares Ziam
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC Struggle Night time 250.
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