Source: Samir Faiddine vs. Hicham Rachid to Co-Headline UAE Warriors 25: Africa

Breaking: former Cage Warriors flyweight champion Samir Faiddine will take on Hicham Rachid in the co-headliner of the upcoming UAE Warriors 25: Africa event. The card will go down on Friday, Feb. 25. Story coming to @sherdogdotcom #UAEWarriors

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It appears that the upcoming UAE Warriors 25: Africa event has just added an exciting battle as its co-headliner.

A source close to the situation informed Sherdog that Samir Faiddine is scheduled to face Hicham Rachid. The source asked to stay anonymous as the organization hasn’t officially announced the match-up yet.

Former Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 125-pound titleholder Faiddine (11-8, 0-0 UAE Warriors) is eager to bounce back after suffering back-to-back defeats in his latest appearances. After stopping Sam Creasey with punches in the third stanza of their CW 106 encounter and capturing the vacant 125-pound belt, “Silverback” dropped decisions to Luke Shanks and Aaron Aby at CW 114 and CW 132, respectively.

Rachid (7-6, 0-0 UAE Warriors) is making his promotional debut on a three-bout winning streak. All his victories have come by means of submission, and none of them has arrived later than the second round. The Moroccan fighter has faced some legitimate competition like current Ultimate Fighting Championship contestants Joel Alvarez and Manel Kape.

UAE Warriors 25: Africa will go down at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, on Friday, Feb. 25. The headliner sees Italian-based Tunisian Wisem Hammami (6-0) taking on Shido Boris Soto Esperanca (5-0) of Angola in a welterweight clash. The event was rescheduled earlier this year due to a global resurgence in COVID-19 cases, but it appears it has been greenlighted to proceed. Fans can watch the event live on UFC Fight Pass.