Timur Valiev signed to the UFC “All about MMA, mixed martial arts, mixfight, ultimate fights – bloodandsweat.ru
The first opponent of Russian featherweight Timur Valiev (16-1) in the UFC will be American Jamall Emmers (17-5).
Valiev suffered the only defeat in his career in 2016 in a duel with Chris Gutierrez (15-4-1) by split decision, in the same year he revanched him unanimously. Today Valiev is leading a series of 6 victories, including over Bekbulat Magomedov (20-3), Max Koga (22-6-1) and Giovanni Soldado (19-3).
Jamall Emmers made his UFC debut in March, losing by split decision to Giga Chikadze (10-2) and losing a streak of 4 wins. His record includes a victory over Alexander Hernandez (11-3).
This fight will take place on August 1st in the United States.
Source: Marcel Dorff