​The
Ultimate Fighting Championship’s annual Madison Square Garden
card is taking shape.Nazim
Sadykhov is set to square off against Jefferson
Nascimento in a lightweight bout at UFC 334 on
Nov. 14 at MSG in New York City. While the UFC has yet to
officially announce the bout, Sadykhov took to Instagram to reveal
the booking. They last competed on the same card earlier this
year.Nazim Sadykhov says he will face Jefferson Nascimento at UFC
334 in New York
Nascimento (13-1) was a highly touted undefeated prospect going
into his UFC debut against fellow promotional debutant Tahir
Abdullayev this past June at
UFC Baku. However, he was booed in enemy territory for coasting
throughout the first two rounds.
Abdullayev finally hurt Nascimento late in the third round and
referee Jim Perdios called a highly questionable stop to the
contest. While Nascimento made his UFC debut at welterweight, the
former LFA lightweight champ will drop back down to 155 pounds in
pursuit of his first Octagon victory.
Meanwhile, Sadykhov (11-3-1) was a -250 favorite against Matheus
Camilo in front of a home crowd in Azerbaijan. However, Camilo
silenced the crowd by knocking Sadykhov out in the first round,
although it was yet another controversial stoppage, this time by
referee Rich
Mitchell. This marked Sadykhov’s second loss on the bounce
following his defeat to Fares Ziam
last December. His UFC record stands at 4-2-1.
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