Shamil Gaziev will get an opportunity to break into the top 10 in November.
Gaziev takes on Serghei Spivac at a UFC Fight Night event on Nov. 22 from ABHA Arena in Doha, Qatar, per Gaziev’s management. Gaziev and Spivac were scheduled to fight on two different occasions – first at UFC Fight Night 256 in May, then UFC 316 in June, before the bout was scrapped when Gaziev pulled out due to a broken finger.
In his most recent appearance, Gaziev (14-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) scored a first-round knockout of Thomas Petersen at UFC Fight Night 250 in February. Meanwhile, Spivac (17-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) will look to snap a two-fight losing skid after dropping fights to Jailton Almeida, and Waldo Cortes-Acosta, who replaced Gaziev at UFC 316.
With the addition, the current UFC Qatar lineup includes:
- Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Tagir Ulanbekov
- Asu Almabayev vs. Alex Perez
- Rafael Cerqueira vs. Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev
- Bekzat Almakhan vs. Aleksandre Topuria
- Shamil Gaziev vs. Serghei Spivac
