A striker’s delight is headed to Riyadh.
Shara Magomedov takes on Michael Page at a UFC Fight Night 250 event Feb. 1 from ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (ESPN+).
UFC CEO Dana White announced the middleweight co-headliner on Saturday.
Magomedov (15-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) called out former champion Israel Adesanya after scoring a spectacular double backfist knockout of Armen Petrosyan at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi. Adesanya dismissed Magomedov, but Page said he’d be happy to swoop in and take the fight – and he got his wish.
In his most recent fight, Page (22-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) was outgrappled in a close decision loss to Ian Machado Garry at UFC 303 in June. “MVP” kept active by competing in a grappling match, where he defeated former WEC champion and former UFC interim champion Carlos Condit in the Polaris 30 main event earlier this month.
With the addition, the UFC Fight Night 250 lineup includes:
- Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov
- Shara Magomedov vs. Michael Page
- Sergei Pavlovich vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
- Ikram Aliskerov vs. Andre Muniz
- Said Nurmagomedov vs. Vinicius Oliveira
- Damir Hadzovic vs. Terrance McKinney
- Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady vs. Jordan Leavitt
- Lucas Alexander vs. Bogdan Grad
- Muhammad Naimov vs. Kaan Ofli
- Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Jamal Pogues
- Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
- Shamil Gaziev vs. Thomas Petersen
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Saudi Arabia.