Britain’s Michael ‘Venom’ Web page will face Russia’s Sharaputdin Magomedov in a middleweight bout at UFC Saudi Arabia on 1 February.
Web page, nicknamed ‘MVP’ is transferring up from welterweight, the place he has spent nearly all of his profession, for the competition.
The 37-year-old final fought in June, shedding by unanimous resolution to Eire’s Ian Machado Garry.
Unbeaten Magomedov, 30, has received the primary 15 fights of his profession together with his final victory coming in opposition to Armen Petrosyan in October.
The cardboard is headlined by a middleweight bout between former two-time champion Israel Adesanya and France’s Nassourdine Imavov.
Nigerian-born New Zealander Adesanya is seeking to bounce again from defeat by champion Dricus du Plessis in August, whereas Imavov is on a three-fight win streak.
