Rising lightweights will square off at UFC Fight Night 250.
Mike Davis takes on Fares Ziam Feb. 1 at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Davis publicly confirmed the matchup on social media, and a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie following an initial report from MMA Mania.
Winner of four straight, Davis (11-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) returned from 17-month layoff to submit Natan Levy at UFC Fight Night 239 in March. His lone octagon loss came to former title challenger Gilbert Burns in his short-notice UFC debut.
Meanwhile, Ziam (16-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) is also riding momentum having won four fights in a row. The 27-year-old Algerian-French fighter is coming off his first octagon finish – a Performance of the Night knockout of Matt Frevola this past September at UFC Fight Night 243.
The current UFC Fight Night 250 lineup includes:
- Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov
- Shara Magomedov vs. Michael Page
- Sergei Pavlovich vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
- Ikram Aliskerov vs. Andre Muniz
- Said Nurmagomedov vs. Vinicius Oliveira
- Damir Hadzovic vs. Terrance McKinney
- Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady vs. Jordan Leavitt
- Lucas Alexander vs. Bogdan Grad
- Muhammad Naimov vs. Kaan Ofli
- Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Jamal Pogues
- Shamil Gaziev vs. Thomas Petersen
- Mike Davis vs. Fares Ziam
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 250.
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