Albert Duraev will get the chance to earn his second UFC victory later this year, facing Anthony Hernandez at the promotion’s April 9th pay-per-view event.
The new UFC 273 fight was first reported by Farah Hannoun of MMA Junkie. The matchup joins a card that doesn’t have a location at the moment.
Duraev had a strong UFC debut in October, defeating Roman Kopylov via unanimous decision. This came just one month after his “Dana White’s Contender Series” victory, which saw him submit Caio Bittencourt via neck crank.
Duraev heads into his next appearance on a 10-fight streak of wins.
Hernandez scored an upset win in his last fight, handing Rodolfo Vieira his first loss with a second-round guillotine choke submission. He has struggled to get a fight since then, as two different bookings fell through for him in 2021.
UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski is currently set to face The Korean Zombie in the main event of UFC 273. Here is the updated lineup:
Bout 12: Alexander Volkanovski (23-1) vs. The Korean Zombie (17-6) (UFC Featherweight Championship)
Bout 11: Aljamain Sterling (20-3) vs. Petr Yan (16-2) (UFC Bantamweight Championship)
Bout 10: Irene Aldana (13-6) vs. Aspen Ladd (9-2) (Bantamweight)
Bout 9: Pat Sabatini (16-3) vs. Gavin Tucker (13-2) (Featherweight)
Bout 8: Mickey Gall (7-4) vs. Mike Malott (7-1-1) (Welterweight)
Bout 7: Jairzinho Rozenstruick (12-3) vs. Marcin Tybura (22-7) (Heavyweight)
Bout 6: Mackenzie Dern (11-2) vs. Tecia Torres (13-5) (Strawweight)
Bout 5: Kelvin Gastelum (17-8) vs. Nassourdine Imavov (11-3) (Middleweight)
Bout 4: Vinc Pichel (14-2) vs. Mark O. Madsen (11-0) (Lightweight)
Bout 3: Dricus Du Plessis (16-2) vs. Chris Curtis (28-8) (Middleweight)
Bout 2: Piera Rodriguez (7-0) vs. Kay Hansen (7-5) (Strawweight)
Bout 1: Albert Duraev (15-3) vs. Anthony Hernandez (8-2) (Middleweight)
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