Bojan Velickovic has a new opponent for the next round of the Professional Fighters League welterweight tournament, and he has a famous last name to boot. After Joao Zeferino was forced out of the bout with an undisclosed injury, Abubakar Nurmagomedov, cousin of UFC lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov, accepted to step in on short notice for the playoff match.
A six-fight UFC veteran, Bojan Velickovic (16-7-1) started his PFL run with a TKO win over Jonathan Westin back in July, but was bested via unanimous decision in his next outing, against Magomed Magomedkerimov. However, he still scored enough points to qualify for the tournament’s playoffs.