Almost as soon as he got an opponent, Kyle Noke has a new one.
FoxSports.com.au were the first to report the bout change with confirmation from UFC officials.
Noke, 36, has compiled a 6-5 mark in the Octagon over his UFC tenure, but has dropped back-to-back bouts to Alex Morono at UFC 195 this past January and “K-Taro” Keita Nakamura at UFC Fight Night 91 in July. The 29-year-old Akhmedov is in a similar situation, coming off consecutive stoppage losses to Brazilians Sergio Moraes and Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos in December and April.
UFC Fight Night 101 takes place on Nov. 27 in Melbourne, Nov. 26 in North America, and airs on Fox Sports 1. The card is headlined by a pair of middleweight bouts, with Luke Rockhold and Ronaldo Souza rematching, as well as a showdown between rising contenders Derek Brunson and Robert Whittaker.