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McGregor teammate Artem Lobov meets Khabib teammate Zubaira Tukhugov at UFC Moncton

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A featherweight bout between Artem Lobov (13-14-1 MMA, 2-4 UFC) and Zubaira Tukhugov (18-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is the latest addition to October’s UFC Fight Night 138 lineup.

UFC officials today announced the matchup for the event, which takes place Oct. 27 at SMG Moncton in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. The main card airs on FS1.

Lobov, 32, is a training partner of Conor McGregor at SBG Ireland in Dublin. He is coming off a two-fight losing skid and was supposed to fight at UFC 223 in April before he was pulled for being involved in the infamous incident where McGregor attacked a bus that contained Khabib Nurmagomedov.

“The Russian Hammer” will take on Tukhugov, 27, who will return to competition after more than two years. He had a nine-fight winning steak snapped at UFC 198 in May 2016 and hasn’t fought since.

With the addition, the latest UFC 229 lineup includes:

  • Volkan Oezdemir vs. Anthony Smith
  • Arjan Bhullar vs. Marcelo Golm
  • Misha Cirkunov vs. Patrick Cummins
  • Thibault Gouti vs. Nasrat Haqparast
  • Ed Herman vs. Gian Villante
  • Andre Soukhamthath vs. Gavin Tucker
  • Talita Bernardo vs. Sarah Moras
  • Sean Strickland vs. Nordine Taleb
  • Artem Lobov vs. Zubaira Tukhugov

For more on UFC Fight Night 138, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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