The fighter said this in an interview. “Match TV”.
“They have already given me a fight, but for now I will keep it a little secret, there will be big news soon,” Aliskerov said. “This is not Bo Nickal, this is a cooler opponent, there will be an official announcement soon, it will be an interesting fight, everyone will like it”
“I can even say that he is closer to the championship level, top 5, top 10. A very strong boy. Middleweight… I left the cage, there was a photo session, and Ali Abdelaziz approached me, saying that such a fight was being offered. I flew to Turkey, I already have missed calls from Ali, from my coach, they tell me that everything is OK. The contract was sent by mail. So July 29″
If we are really talking about the top ten of the division, then at the moment there are no scheduled fights for Paulo Costa, Derek Brunson, Roman Dolidze and Jack Hermansson, who occupy the fifth, eighth, ninth and tenth lines in the ranking, respectively.
Recall that on May 6 at UFC 288 in Newark, 30-year-old Ikram Aliskerov knocked out American Phil Howes in the first round, chalking up his fourteenth professional victory. The Russian suffered the only defeat in his career in April 2019 under the banner of Brave CF 23, losing by knockout to Khamzat Chimaev.