Russian-Austrian Mairbek Taisumov will take on Carlos Diego Ferreira of Brazil at UFC 242 on September 7, 2019 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The fight was announced earlier today via the UFC’s official Twitter.
Both fighters aren’t currently ranked in the UFC’s Top 15.
Mairbek Taisumov is 30 years old. He has a professional record of 27 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws (7-1-0 UFC).
Mairbek Taisumov’s last 6 fights
Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Method |
September 15, 2018 | UFC Fight Night 136 – Hunt vs. Oleynik | Desmond Green | Win | Decision (Unanimous), Round 3 |
September 2, 2017 | UFC Fight Night 115 – Volkov vs. Struve | Felipe Silva | Win | KO (Punch), Round 1 |
April 10, 2016 | UFC Fight Night 86 – Rothwell vs. Dos Santos | Damir Hadzovic | Win | KO (Punch), Round 1 |
June 20, 2015 | UFC Fight Night 69 – Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne | Alan Patrick Silva Alves | Win | TKO (Head Kick and Punches), Round 2 |
January 24, 2015 | UFC on Fox 14 – Gustafsson vs. Johnson | Anthony Christodoulou | Win | KO (Punches), Round 2 |
October 4, 2014 | UFC Fight Night 53 – Nelson vs. Story | Marcin Bandel | Win | TKO (Punches), Round 1 |
Carlos Diego Ferreira, whose age is 34, holds a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws (6-2-0 UFC).
Carlos Diego Ferreira’s last 6 fights
Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Method |
February 23, 2019 | UFC Fight Night 145 – Blachowicz vs. Santos | Rustam Khabilov | Win | Decision (Unanimous), Round 3 |
December 8, 2018 | UFC 231 – Holloway vs. Ortega | Kyle Nelson | Win | TKO (Punches), Round 2 |
February 18, 2018 | UFC Fight Night 126 – Cerrone vs. Medeiros | Jared Gordon | Win | TKO (Punches), Round 1 |
January 30, 2016 | UFC on Fox 18 – Johnson vs. Bader | Olivier Aubin-Mercier | Win | Decision (Unanimous), Round 3 |
April 4, 2015 | UFC Fight Night 63 – Mendes vs. Lamas | Dustin Poirier | Loss | KO (Punches), Round 1 |
October 25, 2014 | UFC 179 – Aldo vs. Mendes 2 | Beneil Dariush | Loss | Decision (Unanimous), Round 3 |
The event will be headlined by a unification bout for the lightweight title between the current titleholder Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champion Dustin Poirier.
The current UFC fight card is as follows:
Lightweight title fight | ||
Khabib Nurmagomedov | Vs | Dustin Poirier |
Belal Muhammad | Vs | Takashi Sato |
Khalid Taha | Vs | Bruno Silva |
Curtis Blaydes | Vs | Shamil Abdurakhimov |
Teemu Packalen | Vs | Ottman Azaitar |
Nordine Taleb | Vs | Muslim Salikhov |
Islam Makhachev | Vs | Davi Ramos |
Mairbek Taisumov | Vs | Carlos Diego Ferreira |
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