Featherweights Giga Chikadze, Sodiq Yusuff to Clash at UFC Fight Night on Sept. 17

A featherweight showdown pitting Giga Chikadze against Sodiq Yusuff is official for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s event on Sept. 17.

The promotion announced the co-main event pairing on Saturday. UFC Fight Night takes place at an as yet to be determined location and is headlined by a bantamweight tilt between Cory Sandhagen and Yadong Song.

The 33-year-old Chikadze had a nine-bout professional winning streak snapped in his last outing, when he fell to Calvin Kattar via unanimous decision in the UFC on ESPN 32 headliner on Jan. 15. The Kings MMA product is 14-3 overall, a record that includes noteworthy finishes of Edson Barboza and Cub Swanson at 145 pounds.

Yusuff, meanwhile, authored a bounce-back effort in his first appearance of 2022, when he outpointed Alex Caceres at UFC Fight Night 203 on March 12. That victory comes on the heels of a decision defeat to rising featherweight contender Arnold Allen at UFC on ABC 2. The Dana White’s Contender Series alum has won seven of his last eight professional outings dating back to 2018.