Makwan Amirkhani will replace Sodiq Yusuff against Brazilian featherweight Edson Barboza at Saturday night’s UFC Fight Island 5 in Abu Dhabi, the promotion officially announced Monday. Combate first reported the change.
Amirkhani enters the cage three months removed from a flawless victory over Danny Henry in Abu Dhabi, tapping the Scottish with an anaconda choke in the opening round. “Mr. Finland” now holds a 6-2 record in the company with half of his wins coming by way of submission.
Barboza (20-9) looks to put an end to an uncomfortable losing streak that dates back to March 2019.