One of the UFC’s brightest young stars will return to action in September, and he’ll be doing so in his home country of Russia.
The promotion has booked Petr Yan vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade for UFC Fight Night Moscow on Sept. 15, sources told ESPN.
The 25-year-old Yan (9-1), who fights out of Omsk, Russia, looked impressive in his UFC debut last month as he defeated Teruto Ishihara via first-round TKO. The win marked the Tiger Muay Thai fighter’s fourth in a row. He is considered a top prospect in the bantamweight division.
Meanwhile, de Andrade (25-2) is coming off a unanimous-decision win over Marlon Vera in February. The Brazilian fighter is ranked No. 15 in the UFC’s official bantamweight rankings.
The event, which will mark the promotion’s first in Russia, will be headlined by Mark Hunt vs. Aleksei Oleinik and will take place at the Olimpiyskiy Arena in Moscow.