UFC’s Umar Nurmagomedov to headline ADXC 7 grappling event

Umar Nurmagomedov will maintain himself busy earlier than getting his desired UFC title shot.

Nurmagomedov faces Eduardo Dantas in a no-gi featherweight grappling match, which headlines ADXC 7 on Oct. 25 at Mubadala Area in Abu Dhabi, promotion officers announced Monday.

The occasion takes place sooner or later earlier than UFC 308 at Etihad Area in Abu Dhabi, which is headlined by a featherweight title battle between champion Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway.

Nurmagomedov is recent off a predominant occasion win over Cory Sandhagen at UFC on ABC 7 this previous August in Abu Dhabi. The undefeated 28-year-old emerged as a title contender and is predicted to be newly topped bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili’s first tried title protection.

Dantas, a former two-time Bellator champion, is a second diploma jiu-jitsu black belt with seven wins by submission. The 35-year-old Brazilian’s most up-to-date look in MMA got here in Could 2023, the place he suffered a choice loss to Denis Lavrentyev at RCC 15.