Umar Nurmagomedov will keep himself busy before 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 Arena in Abu Dhabi, promotion officials announced Monday.
The event takes place one day before UFC 308 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, which is headlined by a featherweight title fight between champion Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway.
Nurmagomedov is fresh off a main event win over Cory Sandhagen at UFC on ABC 7 this past August in Abu Dhabi. The undefeated 28-year-old emerged as a title contender and is expected to be newly crowned bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili’s first attempted title defense.
Dantas, a former two-time Bellator champion, is a second degree jiu-jitsu black belt with seven wins by submission. The 35-year-old Brazilian’s most recent appearance in MMA came in May 2023, where he suffered a decision loss to Denis Lavrentyev at RCC 15.
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