The lineup for the UFC’s return to Sweden this week appears to be complete with the addition of a welterweight fight.
Rostem Akman (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will step up on short notice to take on Sergey Khandozhko (26-5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN+ 11, according to online reports. UFC officials have not made a formal announcement of the booking, however.
Khandozhko was set to face Bartosz Fabinski (14-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) before Fabinski withdrew from the matchup earlier this month.
UFC on ESPN+ 11 takes place Saturday at Ericcson Globe in Stockholm. The event streams on ESPN+.
It will be a home fight for the Stockholm-based Akman, who is perfect in his pro career. He will be just three weeks removed from a third-round TKO win over Marucio Reis at Superior Challenge 19 in Stockholm, which moved him to 6-0 – with all his wins by knockout.
Khandozhko makes his promotional debut on a two-fight winning streak in 2018 with a second-round submission of Miller Couto in Russia and a second-round knockout of Adriano Rodrigues. He has 19 of his 26 career wins by stoppage.
The UFC on ESPN+ 11 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 1 p.m. ET)
- Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Smith
- Ilir Latifi vs. Volkan Oezdemir
- Jimi Manuwa vs. Aleksandar Rakic
- Makwan Amirkhani vs. Chris Fishgold
- Christos Giagos vs. Damir Hadzovic
- Sung Bin Jo vs. Daniel Teymur
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2, 10 a.m. ET)
- Rostem Akman vs. Sergey Khandozhko
- Tonya Evinger vs. Lina Lansberg
- Stevie Ray vs. Leonardo Santos
- Frank Camacho vs. Nick Hein
- Bea Malecki vs. Eduarda Santana
- Devin Clark vs. Darko Stosic
- Joel Alvarez vs. Danilo Belluardo
For more on UFC on ESPN+ 11, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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