Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos ROTTERMDAM, Netherlands – Chris Wade said UFC matchmakers are determined to put him in the octagon against a Russian fighter and won’t give up until it comes to fruition. Fortunately, barring any last-minute changes, Wade (11-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) will finally make that happen Sunday when he takes on Rustam Khabilov (18-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) in the featured prelim at UFC Fight Night 87, which airs on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass at Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands. In January, Wade was booked against Mairbek Taisumov at UFC Fight Night 81. That fight fell through, and Wade defeated replacement opponent Mehdi Baghdad by first-round submission. For this event, he was originally pitted against Rashid Magomedov before an injury allowed Khabilov to step in
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