Informed sources close to the situation reported on the organization of the lightweight fight.
At the selection show of the UFC president, the undefeated Nurullo Aliyev won his seventh professional victory, already in the first round finishing with a technical knockout of American Josh Wick.
Rafael Alves, who also entered the UFC in 2020 through the Dana White’s Contender Series show, fought three fights in the strongest league in the world, losing a decision to Damir Ismagulov, finishing with a strangulation of Mark Diakezi, and losing by knockout to Drew Dober.