A light heavyweight matchup is the latest addition to the UFC’s first trip to Kazakhstan.
Klidson Abreu (15-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) will face Gadzhimurad Antigulov (20-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC) at the event. Abreu posted about the matchup on his social media following an initial report from Combate.
UFC Kazakhstan is expected to take place June 13 at Astana Arena in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. The event has not been officially announced by the promotion.
Abreu failed to make good on his UFC debut in February 2019 when he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Magomed Ankalaev. He bounced back against Sam Alvey for his first promotional win, but was edged out in his most recent fight by Shamil Gamzatov at UFC on ESPN+ 21.
After a 14-fight unbeaten run in which he went the distance only once, Antigulov has dropped two in a row with stoppage setbacks to Ion Cutelaba and, most recently, Michal Oleksiejczuk in April 2019. He will look to avoid a three-fight losing skid when he takes on Brazil’s Abreu.
With the addition, the current UFC Kazakhstan lineup includes:
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- Marlon Moraes vs. Petr Yan
- Jordan Espinosa vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov
- Klidson Abreu vs. Gadzhimurad Antigulov
