Abus Magomedov to meet with Cayo Borrallo

Dagestan native Abusupiyan Magomedov will replace the eliminated Nursulton Ruziboev and face Brazilian Caio Borrallo on Nov. 4 at UFC Fight Night 231 in Sao Paulo.

The substitution in the middleweight matchup was reported by informed sources close to the situation.

Abusupiyan Magomedov, 33, had two fights in the UFC, finishing Dustin Stoltzfus by first-round TKO and then losing by second-round TKO to future division champion Sean Strickland.

Caio Borrallo, 30, has four wins in the World’s Strongest League, finishing Michal Oleksijchuk by rear-naked choke in the second round in his last fight. Prior to that, the Brazilian knocked out Gadzhi Omargadzhiev, and won unanimous decisions over Armen Petrosyan and Mahmud Muradov.

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