MOSCOW, Feb 17. Russian UFC fighter Islam Makhachev learned the name of a new opponent in a duel at UFC Fight Night 202. The tournament will take place on the night of February 27 Moscow time. As journalist Brett Okamoto wrote on his Twitter, Benil Dariush was injured and withdrew from the fight against a lightweight from Russia . He will be replaced by US representative Bobby Green, the fight will take place as part of an intermediate weight. Note that Makhachev is on a series of nine victories, in his last confrontation in October 2021, he overcame Dan Hooker in the first round with a painful hold and demanded a title. Green was undefeated in two fights in a row (knocked out Al Iaquinta and defeated Nasrat Haqparast by unanimous decision).
