Outside Source
Timur
Valiev will step in for Umar
Nurmagomedov and lock horns with Jack Shore
at a UFC event on March 19.
Both Valiev and Shore confirmed the new bantamweight booking on
social media following an initial report from MMA Fight Universe.
The UFC Fight Night event does not have an official location or
headliner.
Shore is undefeated through 15 professional appearances. The former
Cage Warriors champion is 4-0 in UFC competition, with victories
over Nohelin
Hernandez, Aaron
Phillips, Hunter
Azure and Liudvik
Sholinian to his credit/
Valiev enters the matchup on a nine-bout professional unbeaten
streak, though an upset loss to Trevin
Jones in August 2020 was changed to a no contest when his
opponent failed a drug test. Most recently, the former Professional
Fighters League competitor to a majority verdict over Raoni
Barcelos at UFC Fight Night 190 on June 26.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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