Damir Ismagulov, Guram Kutateladze Agree to June 18 UFC Fight Night Meeting
The long win streak of one of these talented Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweights will come to an end this June.
On Thursday morning, MMA Fighting first reported that Damir Ismagulov (23-1) would be squaring off with Guram Kutateladze (12-2) on June 18. The two lightweights will toe the line at a UFC Fight Night card on that date, and no location has been made official but it might be held at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas if there is not another domestic destination on the books. News of this matchup has since been confirmed by Ismagulov on his Instagram stories page.
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Kutateladze and his nine-fight win streak will meet Ismagulov in the center of the cage in June. The Georgian made a splash in his promotional debut in October 2020 when he snagged a split decision over fellow hyped debutant Mateusz Gamrot, who himself came into their clash with an 18-fight unbeaten streak. Fighting out of Allstars Training Center, Kutateladze won a few times under the Brave Combat Federation banner before getting signed by the organization in 2020. Neither man has suffered a defeat since 2015.
The UFC Fight Night card on June 18 does not currently have a venue or city set, although the UFC’s fallback plan of the UFC Apex in Las Vegas will always be available if need be. There is currently no headliner official, and Ismagulov-Kutateladze is one of the higher-billed fights on the card thus far. Other scraps include a trio of middleweight matchups, when Julian Marquez faces Wellington Turman, Kyle Daukaus takes on Roman Dolidze and Phil Hawes finally gets to throw down with Deron Winn.
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