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Tim Elliott vs. Askar Askarov on tap for UFC 246

The UFC’s first show of 2020 is beginning to take shape.

It was confirmed earlier this week that flyweights Tim Elliott and Askar Askarov will square off on the January 18th pay-per-view at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Elliott (15-9-1) returned from a 22-month layoff at UFC Tampa, but was met with an instant guillotine choke loss to Deiveson Figueiredo. It wasn’t too long ago that Elliott was cut from the UFC after a three-fight losing streak, won the Titan FC flyweight title, then won The Ultimate Fighter flyweight tournament earn a title shot vs.