UFC 323 will take place at T-Mobile Arena on December 6<\/a> before the year closes out at the UFC APEX with UFC Vegas 112, and Chikadze recently confirmed that he\u2019ll look to snap a two-fight skid when he meets Vallejos at that event (h\/t Marcel Dorff<\/a>). <\/p>\n A former kickboxer, Chikadze missed out on a chance to earn a UFC contract on Dana White\u2019s Contender Series in 2018 but rebounded with back-to-back finishes and earned a call to the promotion the following year. <\/p>\n READ MORE: UFC axes MMA fighter linked with betting scandal after suspicious loss<\/a><\/p>\n Beginning with a split decision over Brandon Davis in his UFC debut, Chikadze won his first seven UFC outings and capped off that run with three-straight finishes. After stopping Edson Barboza in his first UFC headliner, the 37-year-old came up short against Calvin Kattar in his next main event opportunity. <\/p>\n Giga Chikadze (red gloves) fights David Onama (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at T-Mobile Center. \/ William Purnell-Imagn Images<\/p>\n \u201cNinja\u201d rebounded with a win over Alex Caceres in 2023, but he currently finds himself on the first two-fight skid of his MMA career after dropping consecutive decisions to Arnold Allen and David Onama, who headlined last weekend\u2019s UFC Fight Night card<\/a> against Steve Garcia. <\/p>\n While Chikadze will attempt to get back on track when he enters the cage at UFC Vegas 112, Vallejos will be looking to extend a five-fight win streak that includes a 2-0 record in the UFC this year. <\/p>\n READ MORE: Ante Delija rips NSAC & UFC officiating after shocking UFC Vegas 110 loss<\/a><\/p>\n A former Samurai Fight House featherweight champion in his native Argentina, Vallejos came up short in his first DWCS opportunity in 2023 when he met current top-ranked UFC contender Jean Silva<\/a>. After returning to SFH to defend his belt two more times, \u201cEl Chino\u201d stopped the formerly-undefeated Cam Teague on DWCS last year to win a UFC contract. <\/p>\n Kevin Vallejos punches Cam Teague in a featherweight fight during Dana White’s Contender Series. \/ (Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n The 23-year-old debuted with a first-round finish of Seung Woo Choi in March before he also bested Danny Silva. Vallejos will now try and break into the featherweight Top 15 when he meets the #15-ranked Chikadze at UFC Vegas 112, which is headlined by a likely flyweight title eliminator fight between Brandon Royval and Manel Kape.<\/p>\n \u2022\tMain Event: Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape<\/p>\n \u2022\tAmanda Lemos vs. Gillian Roberston<\/p>\n \u2022\tTereza Bleda vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth<\/p>\n \u2022\tCesar Almeida vs. Cezary Oleksiejczuk<\/p>\n \u2022\tAllen Frye vs. Guilherme Pat<\/p>\n \u2022\tSean Sharaf vs. Steven Asplund<\/p>\n \u2022\tJoanderson Brito vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan<\/p>\n \u2022\tLuana Santos vs. Melissa Croden<\/p>\n \u2022\tGiga Chikadze vs. Kevin Vallejos<\/p>\n \u2022 UFC star suffered devastating injury during viral UFC 321 knockout<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Gable Steveson celebrates with UFC legend Jon Jones after viral 15-second KO<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 UFC legend shares scathing assessment of Joe Rogan’s fighting experience<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Jon Jones brutally trolls UFC star Tom Aspinall during DBX 4 weigh-ins<\/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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