A light heavyweight showdown between Volkan Oezdemir and Nikita Krylov is official as the co-main event for the upcoming UFC card on Oct. 17 from Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.
UFC officials announced the matchup Thursday.
For Oezdemir, this fight will serve as his opportunity to get back on track after suffering a knockout loss to highly touted newcomer Jiri Prochazka in his most recent appearance. Prior to that fight, Oezdemir had won two in a row with victories over Ilir Latifi and Aleksandar Rakic.