The organization of the fight was reported by informed sources close to the situation.
Eliseu Zaleski dos Santos, 36, last fought in October 2021, winning a unanimous decision against Benoit Saint-Denis. Thus, he closed the defeat in the fight against Muslim Salikhov, to whom he lost by a separate decision of the judges.
Abubakar Nurmagomedov, 33, is on a two-fight streak in the UFC with unanimous decision wins over Jared Gooden and Gadzhi Omargadzhiev.
Recall that the main event of the UFC on ESPN 45 tournament will be a middleweight fight between Jack Hermansson and Brendan Allen.