Controversial submission specialist Rousimar Palhares will square off against Alexei Ivanov in the Fight Nights Global 70 headliner on July 7.
The Russian promotion recently announced the pairing. Fight Nights Global 70 takes place at the FSK Sports Complex in Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, Russia. The card is expected to be available on UFC Fight Pass shortly after the event’s conclusion.
Palhares has lost two straight fights since parting ways with World Series of Fighting after he was suspended indefinitely and stripped of his 170-pound title for cranking a kimura a few seconds too long in an Aug.