Two middleweights that were previously stripped from the UFC schedule now have a new fight in place. Misha Cirkunov and Wellington Turman are reportedly expected to appear at the promotion’s February 19th event, as announced Friday.
The fight is expected to take place at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
It was reported Thursday that Makhmud Muradov had to withdraw from a fight against Cirkunov. Now just a day later, he has a new opponent in his sights.
Cirkunov is currently on a two-fight losing streak, having lost fights to Ryan Spann and Krzysztof Jotko last year.
Turman earned a split decision win in his last appearance, defeating veteran Sam Alvey in August. That put Turman back into the win column after previously suffering two first-round finish losses.
Turman was previously booked to meet Rodolfo Vieira at UFC’s January 22nd pay-per-view card. That bout ended up not happening.
Lightweights Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev are the current main event for UFC’s February 19th show. Here is the updated lineup:
Bout 14: Rafael dos Anjos (30-13) vs. Rafael Fiziev (11-1) (Lightweight)
Bout 13: Jesse Strader (5-2) vs. Chad Anheliger (11-5) (Bantamweight)
Bout 12: Chas Skelly (18-3) vs. Mark Striegl (18-3) (Featherweight)
Bout 11: Kyle Daukaus (10-2) vs. Julian Marquez (9-2) (Middleweight)
Bout 10: Mario Bautista (8-2) vs. Khalid Taha (13-4) (Bantamweight)
Bout 9: Alexandr Romanov (15-0) vs. Ilir Latifi (15-8) (Heavyweight)
Bout 8: Austin Lingo (9-1) vs. Jonathan Pearce (11-4) (Featherweight)
Bout 7: Diana Belbita (14-6) vs. Gloria de Paula (5-4) (Strawweight)
Bout 6: Jessica-Rose Clark (11-6) vs. Stephanie Egger (6-2) (Bantamweight)
Bout 5: Johnny Walker (18-6) vs. Jamahal Hill (9-1) (Light Heavyweight)
Bout 4: Jim Miller (33-16) vs. Nikolas Motta (12-3) (Lightweight)
Bout 3: Joaquin Buckley (13-4) vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan (11-4) (Middleweight)
Bout 2: Parker Porter (12-6) vs. Alan Baudot (8-2) (Heavyweight)
Bout 1: Misha Cirkunov (15-7) vs. Wellington Turman (17-5) (Middleweight)
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