Azat Maksum gets a fight at a numbered UFC event

Azat Maksum is eager to return to the octagon to break his losing streak in the UFC. The fighter has already received a new opponent and a spot on the card of a numbered event, reports jay.kz.

The Kazakh athlete will return to the cage this October at UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi, according to insider Marcel Dorff on X. Maksum’s opponent will be Mitch Raposo, who is also coming off two consecutive losses in the world’s top MMA league. Maksum, likewise, is returning after two unsuccessful bouts. In his last fight, he lost to Russian fighter Tagir Ulanbekov.