The UFC is headed back to the APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 3, 2024, for UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov (also known as UFC Vegas 85 and UFC Fight Night 235).
Two promising middleweight contenders will headline the card as the No.8-ranked Roman Dolidze takes on Nassourdine Imavov, who is positioned three spots below the Georgian at No.11.
Roman Dolidze picked up four consecutive wins, including three KO/TKO finishes through 2021-2022, but ended up on the wrong side of a unanimous decision against former title challenger Marvin Vettori in March 2023. 'The Caucasian' will look to get back on track when he returns to the octagon on Saturday.
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Meanwhile, Nassourdine Imavov's latest outing against Chris Curtis was ruled a no-contest due to an accidental clash of heads in the second round of their bout, which took place in June 2023.
Prior to his clash with Curtis, the Frenchman conceded a unanimous decision loss to Sean Strickland, which ended a three-fight win streak. Imamov will enter the upcoming bout hoping to get back into the win column and potentially break into the top 10 of the 185-pound division.
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Renato Moicano, who is ranked No.13 in the lightweight division, will also feature on the card as he faces the No.15-ranked Drew Dober in the night's co-main event. Both men are coming off impressive first-round finishes and will look to continue their climb up the 155-pound ladder.
Moicano scored a submission win over Brad Riddell at UFC 291 to rebound from his decision loss to Rafael dos Anjos. The Brazilian is 4-2 in his last six fights, with all four victories coming via submission.
Drew Dober, meanwhile, bounced back from his TKO loss to Matt Frevola with a TKO of Ricky Glenn last October.
The card will also feature an exciting welterweight clash between Randy Brown and Muslim Salikhov, followed by a women's flyweight bout between Viviane Araujo and Natalia Silva.
In another intriguing matchup, Makhmud Muradov will square off against undefeated prospect Aliaskhab Khizriev in a battle of middleweights.
Gilbert Urbina will also take on Charles Radtke in a welterweight showdown.
Watch the top finishes from some of the fighters competing at UFC Vegas 85 below: