The UFC is heading to Moscow on Nov. 9 for UFC on ESPN+ 21, and the card now officially features a new, exciting co-main event.
After Zabit Magomedsharipov was forced out of his fight vs. Calvin Kattar at UFC on ESPN 6 in Boston, the bout was rescheduled for the event, which takes place at Russia’s CSKA Arena. After planning to go into hostile territory, Magomedsharipov will now get the opportunity to compete at home when he takes on fellow surging featherweight contender Kattar.
The main event will feature a heavyweight clash between former heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos and Russia’s Alexander Volkov, as both fighters look to get back on track, in their road to gold.
Check out the official poster (via Twitter) which features both an English and Russian version.
The current UFC on ESPN+ 21 card includes:
- Junior Dos Santos vs. Alexander Volkov
- Calvin Kattar vs. Zabit Magomedsharipov
- Klidson Abreu vs. Shamil Gamzatov
- Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Ed Herman
- Roman Kopylov vs. Karl Roberson
- Davey Grant vs. Grigorii Popov
- Magomed Ankalaev vs. Dalcha Lungiambula
- Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Pannie Kianzad
- Zelim Imadaev vs. Danny Roberts
- Vinc Pichel vs. Alexander Yakovlev
- Ramadan Emeev vs. Anthony Rocco Martin
- Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. David Zawada
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