Chris Daukaus, Shamil Abdurakhimov Targeted for UFC Fight Night Event on July 24
A heavyweight bout pitting Chris Daukaus against Shamil Abdurakhimov at a UFC event on July 24 is nearly finalized.
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Daukaus is on a four-bout winning streak – including three in UFC competition. The 31-year-old Philadelphia native has kicked off his promotional tenure with first-round finishes of Parker Porter, Rodrigo Nascimento Ferreira and Alexey Oleynik. He is 11-3 as a pro and has finished 10 of those triumphs inside the distance.
Abdurakhimov hasn’t competed since September 2019, when he suffered a second-round TKO defeat to Curtis Blaydes at UFC 242. Prior to that, the 39-year-old Dagestani was on a three-bout winning streak within the Las Vegas-based promotion.
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