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4 New Fights Announced by UFC

Published 05/25/2021, 2:40 PM EDT

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The UFC is ready with some a new installment of fights for the fans this summer. As per reports, UFC has scheduled 4 new fights that will take place from June to August.

According to adjarasport, Georgian Ilia Topuria will battle Ryan Hall on July 10th on the mega card of Conor vs Poirier 3. Ilia Topuria is a young fighter with an undefeated record in his mixed martial arts career.

He has already competed twice in the UFC and is set to get his third win for the promotions. On the other hand, his opponent Ryan Hall is the Ultimate Fighter winner. He defeated Artem Lobov in the finale, winning the fight by way of unanimous decision.

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Hall only suffered a loss in his first professional bout in 2006. Since then the American has been on an 8-fight win streak. The fight between Ilian Topuria and Ryan Hall is a Featherweight fight at 145lbs.

Hall will return at the age of 36 following a 2-year-long layoff from combat sports.

More fights scheduled from June to August for the UFC

The next fight scheduled is between Victoria Leonardo and Melissa Gatto as per reports from COMBATE. Leonardo came into the UFC after she won her fight at Dana White’s contender series.

The fight was stopped in the second round when Leonardo stunned her opponent with a couple of punches that resulted in a TKO.

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Now she will face the newcomer Brazilian fighter Melissa Gatto. Gatto will make her UFC debut as the fight is set to take place in August this year.

The third fight is between Tim Means and Danny Roberts on June 19th. The fight will take place in the UFC Apex at UFC Fight Night: Jung vs Ige as per a tweet from Tim Means. Tim Means is a UFC veteran and has been competing for promotions since 2012.

His opponent Danny Roberts, also known as ‘Hot Chocolate’, will try to get on a winning streak because Roberts is on an inconsistent run in the UFC.

The final fight scheduled will take place between Sasha Palatnikov and Ramiz Brahimaj as reported by bjpenn.com. Both fighters currently fight in the Welterweight division. They come into the fight on the back of a loss in their last fight, respectively. The fight will take place on August 21st if everything goings according to the plan.

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Palatnikov and Brahimaj are two newcomers in the company, with two fights for Palatnikov and one for Brahimaj in the UFC.

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Saurabh Singh Laledia is an MMA enthusiast who works as a UFC writer for EssentiallySports. His passion for the UFC infused with his knowledge of various fight styles such as Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu motivated him to pursue a career in combat sports journalism, as it would be where he could exhibit his expert views and unbiased opinions whilst keeping the fan’s perspective alive. He started watching the sport at UFC 53 in 2005 when ‘The Ace’ Rich Franklin beat Evan Turner to claim the belt and has traced the journey of the middleweight title right from 'The Spider' to 'The Last Stylebender'.
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