Marvin Vettori vs. Ismail Naurdiev joins UFC Fight Night 280 lineup
Marvin Vettori will look to turn things around against a rising middleweight. Vettori (19-10-1 MMA, 9-8-1 UFC) takes on Ismail Naurdiev (25-8 MMA, 4-3 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 280 on June 27 from Baku Crystal Hall in Azerbaijan, promotion officials announced Tuesday morning. Vettori, 32, is on a four-fight losing skid after dropping a decision to Brunno Ferreira at UFC 323 this past December.
The former title challenger hasn't won a fight since defeating Roman Dolidze at UFC 286 in March 2023. Naurdiev, who now fights out of Morocco, is 2-1 in his second UFC stint. He rebounded from his loss to Jun-yong Park with a first-round knockout of "TUF 32" winner Ryan Loder at UFC Fight Night 265 this past November.
The current UFC Fight Night 280 lineup includes: Rafael Fiziev vs. Manuel Torres Shara Magomedov vs. Michel Pereira Ikram Aliskerov vs.
Brunno Ferreira Asu Almabayev vs. Charles Johnson Julius Walker vs. Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev Bekzat Almakhan vs.
Jean Matsumoto Abus Magomedov vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk Daniil Donchenko vs. Andreas Gustafsson Tyrell Fortune vs.