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Nasrat Haqparast Steps Up to Face Don Madge at UFC Fight Night 187 on March 13

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After losing a fight on weigh-in day in January, Nasrat Haqparast is making a quick turnaround to compete in March.

On Wednesday night, Haqparast (12-3) posted on Twitter that he had fight news, and that he would be back in the Octagon in less than a month. ESPN later clarified, according to Haqparast’s manager Ali Abdelaziz, that he would be stepping in to face Don Madge (9-3-1) at UFC Fight Night 187 on March 13.