The Ukrainian will perform at the UFC 301 event in Rio de Janeiro on May 5
UFC officially announced the fight of the Ukrainian fighter Igor Poteri (20-5) with the Brazilian Michel Pereira (30-11).
The fight will take place as part of the show UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro on May 5. Earlier it was reported that the Ukrainian would replace the Uzbek fighter Mahmud Muradov in the fight, who initially planned to fight Pereira.
The UFC initially planned that Lost would hold his next fight against Russian Sharabutdin Magomedov on June 22 as part of a show in Saudi Arabia. The Ukrainian said that he did not choose his opponent and always accepted the opponents assigned to him in the UFC.
Loser fought his last fight at UFC Fight Night 236 in Las Vegas in February. The Ukrainian defeated Pole Robert Bryczek by unanimous decision.
Makhmud Muradov — OUT@IhorPotieriaUFC — IN @UFCPereira vs Ihor Potieria has been added to the #UFC301 line up👏 pic.twitter.com/DEetWKeHNU
— UFC (@ufc) April 18, 2024
Source: Sportarena

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