Russia and Brazil will collide in the octagon when featherweights Zubaira Tukhugov and Ricardo Ramos fight each other at the upcoming UFC Fight Night event on March 13, multiple people with knowledge of the booking told MMA Fighting. TASS first reported the news.
Tukhugov (19-5-1) re-enters the octagon six months after a split decision loss to Hakeem Dawodu in Abu Dhabi, which dropped his UFC record to 4-2-1.
The former Fight Nights Global featherweight champion, who just turned 30 in January, kicked off his UFC career with a trio of wins between 2014 and 2015, but has only won once over his past four bouts, a first-round stoppage over Kevin Aguilar.