Informed sources close to the situation reported on the organization of the match.
Roman Dolidze, 35, had his three-fight win streak snapped in March this year when he lost by unanimous decision to Marvin Vettori. After that, the Georgian fighter’s scheduled fights with Derek Brunson, who left the organization, and Jared Cannonier, who was injured, were canceled.
Nassurdin Imavov, 28, has had two fights this year, the first losing by unanimous decision to Sean Strickland, and his fight against Chris Curtis was ruled a no-contest as the American refused to continue after an accidental head clash in the second round. Prior to that, the Dagestan-born Frenchman had won three straight, knocking out Ian Heinisch and Edman Shahbazyan, and winning a unanimous decision over Joaquin Buckley.
Roman Dolidze and Nassurdin Imavov are currently ranked seventh and twelfth in the UFC middleweight division rankings, respectively.