A featherweight fight has been booked for the UFC Fight Night event Oct. 7. One-fight UFC alum Khusein Askhabov will face 12-fight veteran Daniel Pineda a the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. Askhabov (23-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) came up short in his solo UFC bout to date, a unanimous decision loss to Jamall Emmers in February. The biggest struggle for the Chechen has been making it to the cage.
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UFC books Daniel Pineda vs. Khusein Askhabov for October – MMA Junkie