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Report: Brandon Davis steps in to face Zabit Magomedsharipov at UFC 228
With opponents in short supply to face standout Zabit Magomedsharipov at UFC 228, Brandon Davis has agreed to step up.
According to a report from FloCombat, Davis (9-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) will step in for the injured Yair Rodriguez (10-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) to face Magomedsharipov (15-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) at the pay-per-view event on Sept. 8 at American Airlines Arena in Dallas.
Davis appeared to confirm his UFC 228 on Twitter. MMAjunkie was unable to immediately verify the matchup with promotion officials.
Looks like I’ll be seeing everyone in Dallas next weekend!
— Brandon Davis (@BrandonDavisUFC) August 28, 2018
Definitely a tough fight. Fuck it! Any given Saturday…
— Brandon Davis (@BrandonDavisUFC) August 28, 2018
Davis, 28, is no stranger to short notice matchups. After a frustrating loss in his octagon debut, he volunteered to face Steven Peterson at UFC Fight Night 126 and took home an exciting unanimous decision. A subsequent fight with Enrique Barzola at UFC Fight Night 129 did not go his way.
A win over the surging Magomedsharipov would do nothing less than send Davis’ stock skyward. The former ACB champ has been on a tear in the octagon, routing Kyle Bochniak – the opponent who handed Davis his first UFC loss – in his previous outing.
Magomedsharipov called for marquee fights and got Rodriguez, who subsequently declined a fight offer from the UFC and was released by the promotion. Cooler heads prevailed and Rodriguez re-signed for a meeting at UFC 228 until an injury forced him to withdraw.
The UFC 228 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Tyron Woodley vs. Darren Till – for welterweight title
- Champ Nicco Montano vs. Valentina Shevchenko – for women’s flyweight title
- Jessica Andrade vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
- Carla Esparza vs. Tatiana Suarez
- Brandon Davis vs. Zabit Magomedsharipov
PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 8 p.m. ET)
- Cody Stamann vs. Aljamain Sterling
- Charles Byrd vs. Darren Stewart
- Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Niko Price
- John Dodson vs. Jimmie Rivera
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6 p.m. ET)
- Diego Sanchez vs. Craig White
- Jim Miller vs. Alex White
- Irene Aldana vs. Lucie Pudilova
- Ryan Benoit vs. Roberto Sanchez
- Frank Camacho vs. Geoff Neal
For more on UFC 228, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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