Ikram Aliskerov will get a big jump at middleweight. Aliskerov (14-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has been booked against former title challenger Paulo Costa (14-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) at UFC 291 on July 29 from Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, promotion president Dana White announced Tuesday. In just his second UFC fight, Aliskerov is drawing a top-ranked contender. The Combat Sambo world champion is fresh off a first-round knockout of Phil Hawes less than two weeks ago at UFC 288. Aliskerov’s lone career loss came to Khamzat Chimaev by knockout in 2019. Since then, Aliskerov has won six consecutive fights, with five by finish
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Paulo Costa returns to meet Ikram Aliskerov at UFC 291 – MMA Junkie