Volkan Oezdemir and Nikita Krylov are getting quick turnarounds following their wins at UFC London this past July.
The promotion announced on Friday that Oezdemir and Krylov are sharing the Octagon at UFC 280, the upcoming pay-per-view event scheduled for Oct. 22 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The light heavyweights were previously scheduled to fight at UFC Fight Island 6 nearly two years ago, but Oezdemir withdrew after suffering a knee injury.
Oezdemir returned to the win column with a unanimous decision against Paul Craig recently. ‘No Time’ was previously on a two-fight skid comprised of a second-round KO loss to Jiu0159í Procházka and a unanimous decision loss to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 251 and UFC 267, respectively.