Andrei Arlovski’s heavyweight document forty second stroll to the octagon will occur two weeks later than anticipated – however on a a lot greater stage.
Initially scheduled for UFC Combat Night time on June 15, Arlovski’s matchup with Martin Buday now will go down at UFC 303 on June 29 at T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+).
Buday introduced the change in date for his three-round showdown with Arlovski on Sunday on social media following an preliminary report from MMA journalist Marcel Dorff, however a cause was not revealed (through Instagram):
🇺🇸 New date and venue !!! However aim keep the identical !! Huge Win incoming !! Lets go 🇺🇸
Arlovski (34-23 MMA, 23-17 UFC) just lately turned 45. He made his promotional debut in November 2000 at UFC 28, the place he defeated Aaron Brink. Arlovski has dropped three straight. Previous to that, he had gained six of seven with the lone loss in opposition to present interim heavyweight champ Tom Aspinall.
Buday (13-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) appears to bounce again from his first promotional defeat, a TKO loss to Shamil Gaziev at UFC 296 in December. The loss snapped a 12-fight successful streak that included UFC victories over Chris Barnett, Lukasz Brzeski, Jake Collier and Josh Parisian.
The newest UFC 303 lineup now contains:
- Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler
- Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree
- Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Macy Chiasson
- Andre Fili vs. Cub Swanson
- Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Joe Pyfer
- Gillian Robertson vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez
- Carlos Hernandez vs. Rei Tsuruya
- Yanis Ghemmouri vs. Payton Talbott
- Andrei Arlovski vs. Martin Buday
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