Nassourdine Imamov’s two wins in a row over ranked middleweight competition in 2021 have apparently earned him the biggest fight of his young career. According to MMA Fighting, the 25-year-old Dagestani will take on former 185-pound title challenger Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 273 on April 9th.
Imamov (11-3, 3-1 UFC) is coming off a TKO win over Edmen Shahbazyan at UFC 268 in November. His only loss in the Octagon to date came at the hands of Phil Hawes last February.
Gastelum (16-8, 1 NC), 11-8, 1 NC UFC) hasn’t had much luck lately, coming up short in five out of his last six fights overall.