Baisangur Susurkaev actually is following within the footsteps of his teammate Khamzat Chimaev.
Simply final month, Susurkaev made headlines when, after profitable a contract on Contender Sequence, “Hunter” made his UFC debut simply 4 days later, stepping in in opposition to Eric Nolan at UFC 319. Susurkaev gained the struggle with a second-round submission, and drew instant comparisons to his teammate Chimaev, who famously fought thrice in his first two months within the UFC.
Nicely, it gained’t be fairly as quick, however Susurkaev continues to be making a fast return to the octagon as MMA Combating confirmed with a number of sources that he faces Eric McConico at UFC 322 in November. The matchup was first reported by Actual Kevin Okay.
Susurkaev is undefeated in his profession and has frolicked coaching each with Chimaev and with Kill Cliff FC. The 24-year-old is 10-0 with 9 stoppage wins to his identify, seven within the first spherical.
An MMA Lab product, McConico (10-3-1) joined the UFC in February, shedding to Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC Seattle. He rebounded with a break up determination win over Cody Brundage at UFC Vegas 109 final month.
UFC 322 takes place on Nov. 15 at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York, and is headlined by a welterweight title struggle between Jack Della Maddalena and Islam Makhachev. The co-main occasion is a girls’s flyweight title struggle between Valentina Shevchenko and Zhang Weili.
Damon Martin and Mike Heck contributed to this report.
