Nurullo Aliyev’s rival in the fight for a contract with the UFC replaced

The fight between Tajik fighter Nurullo Aliyev and Armenian MMA master Nair Melikyan in the Dana White's Contender Series qualifying tournament, which was scheduled for September 20 in Las Vegas, will not take place.  This is reported in the information on the Sport in Tajikistan page on “Vkontakte”. The Armenian athlete did not have time […]

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The fight between Tajik fighter Nurullo Aliyev and Armenian MMA master Nair Melikyan in the Dana White's Contender Series qualifying tournament, which was scheduled for September 20 in Las Vegas, will not take place.  This is reported in the information on the Sport in Tajikistan page on “Vkontakte”.

The Armenian athlete did not have time to get a visa, so the organizers selected a new opponent for the Tajik “Eagle”.

Nurullo Aliyev received a new opponent in the upcoming fight at Dana White's Contender Series, which will take place on September 21. He became American Josh Wick.

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