Looking to make a trio of 2020 wins, Raulian Paiva will face Amir Albazi on UFC’s October 31st card. The flyweight bout was first reported by Marcelo Barone of Combate.
Paiva’s has had a rebounding year, coming back from a 2019 where he lost his UFC debut and follow-up fight. In 2020, Paiva has defeated Mark De La Rosa and Zhalgas Zhumagulov in the flyweight division.
Albazi will return following a successful UFC debut, having defeated Malcolm Gordon on a July card via first-round triangle choke. Previous to his debut, Albazi fought in high-level promotions live Brace CF and Bellator.
UFC’s October 31st show now has three bouts in total booked. Here’s the lay of the land.
Bout 3: Greg Hardy (6-2) vs. Maurice Greene (9-4) (Heavyweight)
Bout 2: Dustin Jacoby (12-5) vs. Justin Ledet (9-3) (Light Heavyweight)
Bout 1: Raulian Paiva (20-3) vs. Amir Albazi (13-1) (Flyweight)