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Damir Ismagulov Signs with Nashe Delo, Fights Eduard Vartanyan on March 2nd

Related Topics: Damir Ismagulov, Francis Ngannou

After his 2023 loss against the rising Grant Dawson, Damir Ismagulov was once more considering retirement and it seemed like his path in the UFC had come to an end.

We haven’t heard from ‘Qazaq’ for some time, but now the news broke that he has signed with the Moscow promotion Nashe Delo and will compete against the former ACA Lightweight Grand Prix champion, Eduard Vartanyan. having last fought in June of 2023, Vartanyan was focused on getting a deal done with the UFC, but with no success.

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These two fighters have great pedigrees and are the same age, but one had just come out of the world’s number 1 MMA promotion and the other is eagerly waiting for the call-up.