Middleweight maulers Roman Dolidze and Nassourdine Imavov will battle it out for the right to be ranked in the division Top 10 when the promotion stages its Feb. 3, 2024 fight card at a location to be determined, with APEX in Las Vegas the likely destination.
MMA Time was first to report the 185-pound showdown.
Dolidze (12-2) is looking to rebound from a unanimous decision loss to former middleweight title challenger Marvin Vettori back in March. “The Caucasian” was in talks to slug it out with No. 4-ranked Jared Cannonier; however, “Killa Gorilla” withdrew due to injury.
Imavov (12-4, 1 NC) dropped a decision to Sean Strickland to kick off the new year and was hoping to bounce back against Chris Curtis in June. Unfortunately, an accidental clash of heads brought an end to their middleweight affair, leaving both fighters with a “No Contest.”
Dolidze, 35, is seven years older than the 28 year-old Imavov.
The Feb. 3 card will also feature the heavyweight showdown between Thomas Petersen and Jamal Pogues. Elsewhere in the lineup, Luana Carolina and Julija Stoliarenko hook ‘em up at 125 pounds, not long after Viviane Araujo and Natalia Silva collide at flyweight.