Nikita Krylov will get the matchup he asked for after UFC London.
Krylov (28-9 MMA, 9-7 UFC) meets Volkan Oezdemir (18-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC) at UFC 280, which takes place at Etihad Arena on Oct. 22, promotion officials announced Friday.
Krylov and Oezdemir both competed on the UFC Fight Night 208 card in July at The O2 in London. Krylov scored a signature first-round knockout of Alexander Gustafsson and called out Gustafsson’s teammate Oezdemir.
Oezdemir snapped a two-fight skid by putting a halt to Paul Craig’s momentum. Oezdemir fended off Craig’s submission attempts en route to a unanimous decision win.
With the addition, the latest UFC 280 lineup includes:
Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev – for vacant lightweight title
Champ Aljamain Sterling vs. T.J. Dillashaw – for bantamweight title
Sean Brady vs. Belal Muhammad
Sean O’Malley vs. Petr Yan
Beneil Dariush vs. Mateusz Gamrot
Amanda Lemos vs. Marina Rodriguez
Lucas Almeida vs. Zubaira Tukhugov
Katlyn Chookagian vs. Manon Fiorot
Caio Borralho vs. Makhmud Muradov
Malcolm Gordon vs. Muhammad Mokaev
Nikita Krylov vs. Volkan Oezdemir