UFC gold will also be on the line in the co-main event when Virna Jandiroba and Mackenzie Dern meet to crown a new strawweight champion, and the late-notice addition of Haspqarat vs. Salkilld now brings the card to full capacity with 14 fights. <\/p>\n
First reported by @mma_ohne_maske<\/a>, the lightweight contest with Salkilld will see Haqparast try to extend the best winning run he\u2019s put together since joining the UFC in 2017. <\/p>\n READ MORE: Former UFC headliner & TUF finalist included in latest round of UFC roster cuts<\/a><\/p>\n Following a unanimous decision loss to Marcin Held in his Octagon debut, Haqparast scored three-straight wins before being knocked out by Drew Dober at UFC 246. He rebounded with back-to-back decisions over Alex Munoz and Rafa Garcia, but high-profile opportunities against Dan Hooker and King Green both saw the 30-year-old come up short on the judges\u2019 scorecards. <\/p>\n Nasrat Haqparast (red gloves) fights Landon Quinones (blue gloves) during UFC 293 at Qudos Bank Arena. \/ Jasmin Frank-Imagn Images<\/p>\n A win over John Makdessi in 2022 kicked off what has now turned into a five-fight win streak for Haqparast, and in his last outing in March he took a hard-fought split decision<\/a> over Esteban Ribovics in a matchup that earned \u201cFight of the Night\u201d honors. <\/p>\n A contract winner on last year\u2019s edition of Dana White\u2019s Contender Series<\/a>, Salkilld is currently riding a nine-fight win streak that dates back to his time with Eternal MMA in his native Australia. <\/p>\n READ MORE: Dana White stunned after disgusting spinning elbow knockout at DWCS<\/a><\/p>\n Salkilld won the Eternal MMA lightweight belt with a 42-second finish in 2023 and defended it twice before he defeated current UFC lightweight Gauge Young on DWCS to earn a UFC contract. After knocking out Anshul Jubli in 19 seconds in his promotional debut, the 25-year-old most recently took a unanimous decision over Yanal Ashmouz at UFC 316 in June. <\/p>\n Quillan Salkilld (red gloves) fights Yanal Ashmouz (blue gloves) during UFC 316 at Prudential Center. \/ Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images<\/p>\n The lightweight matchup between Haqparast and Salkilld could be a sleeper contender for \u201cFight of the Night\u201d at UFC 321, and combat sports fans only have to wait a little over a week until the high-profile card goes down in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n \u2022\tMain Event: Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane \u2013 For the UFC Heavyweight Championship<\/p>\n \u2022\tCo-Main Event: Virna Jandiroba vs. Mackenzie Dern \u2013 For the UFC Strawweight Championship<\/p>\n \u2022\tAlexander Volkov vs. Jailton Almeida<\/p>\n \u2022\tAleksandr Rakic vs. Azamat Murzakanov <\/p>\n \u2022\tUmar Nurmagomedov vs. Mario Bautista<\/p>\n \u2022\tAzat Maksum vs. Mitch Raposo<\/p>\n \u2022\tChris Barnett vs. Hamdy Abdelwahab<\/p>\n \u2022\tIkram Aliskerov vs. Jun Yong Park<\/p>\n \u2022\tJaqueline Amorim vs. Mizuki Inoue<\/p>\n \u2022\tAbdul-Kareem Al-Selwady vs. Matheus Camilo<\/p>\n \u2022\tMateusz Rebecki vs. Ludovit Klein<\/p>\n \u2022\tJose Delgado vs. Nathaniel Wood<\/p>\n \u2022\tValter Walker vs. Louie Sutherland<\/p>\n \u2022\tNasrat Haqparast vs. Quillan Salkilld<\/p>\n \u2022 Brazilian soccer legend asks for photo with UFC star Charles Oliveira after UFC Rio<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Ex-UFC star Dustin Poirier shares heartbreaking admission about MMA retirement<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Massive UFC 322 fight could decide who faces Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev winner<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 UFC champion seeks historic win as Dana White announces two title fights for UFC 323<\/a><\/p>\n Stick with MMAKnockout<\/a> for more FREE coverage of the UFC and MMA.<\/p>\n Follow MMAKnockout on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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