The UFC will head back to Russia this summer. In the last couple of hours, Brazilian MMA media outlet Combate has reported that the UFC will return to Russia on August 3rd.

The UFC’s third visit to Russia will take place in Sochi and already has one fight lined up, a welterweight contest between Brazil’s Claudio Silva and Russia’s Ramazan Emeev.

Per Combate, the UFC heads to Sochi, Russia on August 3rd and will include a bout between Claudio Silva and Ramazan Emeev.

Per ESPN's schedule, the main card starts at 3:00 pm ET and the event is televised on ESPN.

Expect some big fights for this card. https://t.co/xB5Z2P9wXK

— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) May 30, 2019

With recent speculation that an exciting featherweight matchup between Zabit Magomedsharipov and Brian Ortega is in the works, there’s a good chance we could see that fight feature on this card.

The UFC’s two previous visits to Russia have gone down in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

Who would you like to see fight on this card?

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