Report: Raulian Paiva vs. Amir Albazi Added To UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva
The anticipated UFC card on October 31 is beginning to take shape as Raulian Paiva vs. Amir Albazi joins the lineup.
A flyweight fight between 11th-ranked Raulian Paiva and 15th-ranked Amir Albazi has been added to UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva, according to a report from Combate.
Paiva (20-3-0) enters the contest riding a two-fight winning streak. Those wins come over Mark De La Rosa and Zhalgas Zhumagulov. Paiva also competed on Dana White’s Contender Series Brazil Episode 3, defeating Allan Nascimento by split decision. Paiva has only finished seven of his professional victories.
Albazi (13-1-0) is undefeated thus far under the UFC banner. His lone win comes against Malcom Gordon at UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez II. Albazi has suffered just one loss as a professional MMA fighter. That loss came to Jose Torres at Brave CF 23. Albazi has competed 14 times as a professional MMA fighter and has only gone the distance twice.
UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva is set for Saturday, October 31. Anderson Silva is expected to fight in his retirement bout against Uriah Hall. Fightful will provide live coverage of the event.
Fightful has all of your MMA needs covered. Follow us on Twitter for updates, and subscribe to our YouTube channel for exclusive interviews, lists, news updates and predictions.