UFC on ABC 8<\/a> in June, but Horiguchi withdrew. Instead, Ulanbekov defeated replacement Azat Maksum to extend his winning streak to four.<\/p>\nHoriguchi reenters the UFC after nine years competing for RIZIN and Bellator, promotions in which he captured title gold. He is 5-0 with one no contest in his most recent six outings.<\/p>\n
Also added to the card is a light heavyweight contender fight between former title challenger Volkan Oezdemir and Alonzo Menifield. Oezedemir (20-8 MMA, 8-7 UFC) aims to bounce back from a loss to Carlos Ulberg, while Menifield looks to notch his first three fight win streak in the UFC.<\/p>\n
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“TUF 32” winner Ryan Loder rounds out the trifecta of recent additions as he battles Ismail Naurdiev in a middleweight bout. Loder defeated Robert Valentin to become “The Ultimate Fighter” but then was knocked out by Azamat Bekoev. Naurdiev is 1-1 in his second UFC stint with a unanimous decision win over Bruno Silva and a unanimous decision loss to Jun Yong Park.<\/p>\n
With the additions, the UFC Fight Night 265 lineup includes:<\/p>\n
Arman Tsarukyan vs. Dan Hooker<\/p>\n
Belal Muhammad vs. Ian Machado Garry<\/p>\n
Shamil Gaziev vs. Serghei Spivac<\/p>\n
Jack Hermansson vs. Myktybek Orolbai<\/p>\n
Alonzo Menifield vs. Volkan Oezdemir<\/p>\n
Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Tagir Ulanbekov<\/p>\n
Raffael Cerqueira vs. AbdulRakhman Yakhyaev<\/p>\n
Asu Almabayev vs. Alex Perez<\/p>\n
Felipe Lima vs. Daniel Marcos<\/p>\n
Marek Buljo vs. Denzel Freeman<\/p>\n
Bekzat Almakhan vs. Aleksandre Topuria<\/p>\n
Bogdan Grad vs. Luke Riley<\/p>\n
Ryan Loder vs. Ismail Naurdiev<\/p>\n
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