UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria’s brother Aleksandre Topuria will make his UFC debut against Cody Haddon at UFC 312 in Sydney, Australia on February 9th.

A year older than his famous brother, the 28-year-old Aleksandre Topuria currently holds just a 5-1 record in MMA competition, although his pro-debut actually took place as far back as 2015.

Topuria won his first two fights back then in a short space of time via submission, but then lost by TKO and abruptly disappeared from the sport for over six years.

It’s perhaps no coincidence that he then re-emerged on the scene about a year after his younger brother started to make a name for himself in the UFC.

Topuria has since compiled a further three wins on the regional circuit, all by TKO inside the opening round, and after signing for the UFC back in August he will now get a chance to show what he can do in the Octagon early in the new year.

Topuria will be going up against a recent Contender Series recruit in the 26-year-old Haddon, an Australian fighter who earned a unanimous decision victory in his UFC debut in October, taking his overall career record to 8-1.