Shane Carwin will face Amir Aliakbari in his first mixed martial arts bout since 2011 as part of Rizin’s open-weight grand prix.
The promotion announced the pairing on Tuesday. The other quarterfinal matchups are Mirko Filipovic vs. Wanderlei Silva; Kaido Hoovelson vs. Tsuyoshi Kosaka and Valentin Moldavsky vs. Szymon Bajor. Kosaka replaces Jiri Prochazka, who pulled out of the event due to a knee injury.
The quarterfinal round takes place at Junior dos Santos. Aliakbari, 28, is 3-0 as a professional, including a first-round stoppage of Joao Isidoro Almedia at Rizin 2.