The semifinals of a welterweight grand prix will take place at Elite MMA Championship 5 on Sept. 5.
EMC 5 will be held in Dusseldorf, Germany, and is headlined by a heavyweight championship clash between Satoshi Ishii and Stuart Austin.
Austria’s Naurdiev is a four-time UFC veteran who went 2-2 during his stint with the Las Vegas-based promotion. The 24-year-old has compiled a 19-4 professional mark and owns wins over Siyar Bahadurzada, Michel Prazeres and Ben Alloway.
Gogoladze is a 22-year-old prospect hailing from Akhaltsikhe, Georgia. The M-1 Challenge veteran has been victorious in 10 of his 11 professional appearances.
A native of Ukraine, Kusch is coming off a three-bout stint in the Professional Fighters League in which he went 1-2 but posted a notable win over UFC talent Abubakar Nurmagomedov. His 23-7 career record includes 20 victories by way of submission.
Poland’s Lopaczyk is the least experienced of the four competitors. While competing on the regional circuit, he has compiled a 6-1 mark and finished five of those wins by TKO or submission.