The card will undoubtedly be stacked with as much local talent as the UFC can manage, and Alex Behunin<\/a> reports that Leroy Duncan will have a chance to break into the middleweight rankings in his home country when he squares off with Dolidze. <\/p>\n Christian Leroy Duncan Carries Three-Fight Win Streak Into UFC London<\/p>\n A former Cage Warriors champion, Duncan joined the UFC as an undefeated talent in 2023 and improved to 8-0 when he defeated Du\u0161ko Todorovi\u0107 via injury TKO in his promotional debut. <\/p>\n READ MORE: Devastating UFC knockout artists reportedly set to fight in Miami at UFC 327<\/a><\/p>\n After suffering his first professional loss against Armen Petrosyan, Duncan showcased the finishing skills that first helped attract the attention of the UFC when he earned second-round stoppages of Denis Tiuliulin and Claudo Ribeirio. Those two victories earned him a step up in competition at UFC 304 against Gregory Rodrigues, who halted the Englishman\u2019s momentum with a unanimous decision victory. <\/p>\n Christian Leroy Duncan (red gloves) fights against Andrey Pulyaev (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at O2 Arena. | Peter van den Berg-Imagn Images<\/p>\n \u201cCLD\u201d returned to the win column in March by defeating Andrey Pulyaev, and he\u2019ll now head to UFC London on a three-fight win streak after a pair of violent finishes against Eryk Anders and Marco Tulio that earned him back-to-back \u201cPerformance of the Night\u201d bonuses. <\/p>\n Roman Dolidze Set To Defend Spot In UFC Middleweight Top 15<\/p>\n Standing across from Duncan at the O2 Arena will be longtime UFC veteran Dolidze, who currently sits at #12 in the promotion\u2019s middleweight rankings. <\/p>\n READ MORE: MMA star teases return after having UFC debut spoiled by one of 2025’s best knockouts<\/a><\/p>\n After bringing his overall record to 8-0 with a pair of wins in his first two UFC outings in 2020, Dolidze dropped down to the middleweight division and suffered his first loss against Trevin Giles. That was followed by an impressive four-fight win streak that included three-straight stoppages, but the Georgian\u2019s run of victories led into back-to-back losses at the hands of Marvin Vettori and Nassourdine Imavov. <\/p>\n Roman Dolidze (red gloves) reacts after defeating Kevin Holland (not pictured) during UFC 307 at Delta Center. | Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images<\/p>\n The 37-year-old got back on track with a three-fight win streak capped off by a victory over Vettori<\/a> when the pair met in a UFC Fight Night-headlining rematch in March, but Dolidze missed out on a chance to break into the Top 10 of the middleweight division when he was submitted by Anthony Hernandez<\/a> in his last outing. <\/p>\n More MMA Knockout News<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0UFC star signs off on new fight offer just days after withdrawing from UFC 326<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Oktagon MMA double-champ runs through top heavyweight that left UFC on win streak<\/a> <\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0UFC Champion Tom Aspinall sets clear plan for return fight after eye surgeries<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0MMA veteran that was never knocked out in the UFC suffers brutal KO loss<\/a><\/p>\n Stick with\u00a0MMAKnockout<\/a>\u00a0for more FREE coverage of the UFC and MMA.<\/p>\n Follow MMAKnockout on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Christian](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/01kds38rr2wdnc10qd86.jpg\" "\\"Christian")
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