UFC 303’s combat card continues to broaden because the promotion counts right down to its long-awaited return of Conor McGregor.
A beforehand scheduled heavyweight matchup between former UFC champion Andrei Arlovski and Martin Buday has formally been shifted to June 29 for UFC 303, which takes place at T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas. Arlovski vs. Buday was initially booked for the promotion’s UFC Battle Evening occasion on June 15 on the UFC APEX. Marcel Dorff first reported the information.
Arlovski (34-23, 2 NC) is likely one of the longest tenured fighters in UFC historical past. The 45-year-old heavyweight makes his forty second stroll to the octagon at UFC 303 in hopes of halting a three-fight dropping skid that has seen him stumble to the likes of Marcos Rogerio de Lima, Don’Story Mayes, and Waldo Cortes-Acosta.
Previous to that, Arlovski gained 4 straight UFC bouts from April 2021 to April 2022, and 6 of his earlier seven.
Buday (13-2) additionally appears to climb again into the win column after struggling his first UFC loss in December with a second-round stoppage by the hands of Shamil Gaziev.
A 32-year-old native of Slovakia, Buday gained 4 consecutive bouts to kick off his UFC run previous to that setback, beating Chris Barnett, Lukasz Brzeski, Jake Collier, and Josh Parisian.
UFC 303 is headlined by McGregor’s return from a three-year layoff in a welterweight bout towards fellow The Final Fighter 31 coach Michael Chandler.
An up to date UFC 303 combat card will be seen beneath.
