Steve Erceg will be back in action against Razman Temirov on the main card of UFC Fight Night 282 in Abu Dhabi on July 25th.
The 30-year-old Erceg got his UFC run off to a perfect start back in 2023 after he went on a three-fight winning streak and then found himself being fast-tracked to a flyweight title shot.
However, Erceg was perhaps a case of too much too soon as he would go on to lose to Alexandre Pantoja on the scorecards and then suffer another two defeats against Kai Kara-France and Brandon Moreno.
Erceg has since got back on track though with back-to-back decision wins over Ode Osbourne and Tim Elliott, leaving him ranked No.10 in the 125lb division.
Now he’ll go up against the unranked 29-year-old Temirov, who arrived from Rizin FC with a 17-3 record in 2024.
Since then Temirov has picked up two wins in the Octagon, including TKO’ing C.J. Vergara in the 1st round of his promotional debut, followed by a unanimous decision victory over Charles Johnson.
Erceg vs. Temirov joins a UFC Fight Night 282 card that will be headlined by a light-heavyweight fight between former champ Magomed Ankalaev and Khalil Rountree Jr, while Umar Nurmagomedov vs. David Martinez serves as the co-main event.
