An exciting bantamweight fight is heading to “Fight Island” next month.
A person with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Nathaniel Wood will take on promotional debutante Umar Nurmagomedov at the UFC’s event on July 25. The fight card will take place on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.
The bout was initially revealed on the Mo Hosani 360 podcast featuring Nurmagomedov’s manager Ali Abdelaziz.
After finishing his first three UFC fights, Wood had his eight-fight winning streak snapped in February by John Dodson at UFC Rio Rancho via TKO in the third round.