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Vettori fight re-scheduled Narudiev will fight fellow middleweight Marvin Vettori at UFC 332 in Salt Lake City on Oct. 3, according to Marcel Dorff of Heavy on Sports.

Impact Naurdiev and Vettori were scheduled for UFC Baku in June, but Vettori withdrew due to injury. They have not fought since then and are expected to meet anyway on Oct. 3 in Salt Lake City.

AUGUST 18 • ROTOWIRE

Vettori up next Naurdiev will fight fellow middleweight Marvin Vettori at UFC Baku on June 27, according to Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Impact Naurdiev is looking to improve his UFC record to 3-1 by taking advantage of a former UFC Middleweight Championship contender down on his luck with an unfortunate losing streak. The former's two wins came off a decision win over Bruno Silva and a knockout punch to Ryan Loder.

MAY 12 • ROTOWIRE

Back in win column, convincingly Naurdiev defeated Ryan Loder via KO (punch) at 1:26 of Round 1 at UFC Qatar on Saturday.

Impact Naurdiev entered as a slight betting favorite in the ballpark of (-125), but he needed just three significant strikes to close the show here. He took advantage of an overly agressive opponent to land a clean right hand that had Loder out cold before he hit the canvas. Considering Naurdiev's previous six UFC bouts had gone to the judges, it was nice to see him take matters into his own hands here. He's alternated wins and losses in all seven of his UFC fights, with a few breaks on the regional circuits in between.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Added to UFC Qatar card Naurdiev will take on Ryan Loder in a welterweight bout at UFC Qatar on Nov. 22, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Impact Naurdiev is off to a rocky start in his UFC career, sitting at 3-3 in the promotion. His last time in the Octagon, he was bested by Jun Yong Park via unanimous decision back in June. He'll look for win No. 4 against an opponent in Loder who is five years older but much less experienced in the UFC, with just two fights in the promotion (and a 1-1 record) to his name.

OCTOBER 2, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Drops lopsided decision in Baku Naurdiev lost to Jun Yong Park via unanimous decision (26-29, 26-29, 25-29) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Impact Released from the UFC in 2020, Naudiev rejoined the company last October and took a unanimous decision from Bruno Silva. He had zero chance of winning this fight, most of which was his own doing. Naurdiev was docked two points by Lukasz Bosacki in Round 2 for a vicious illegal knee to the face. He should have been disqualified on the spot given how badly Park was damaged, but the fight was allowed to continue and Naurdiev offered zero resistance afterwards despite the fact his opponent was severely compromised. It was a bad look all the way around. Naurdiev figures to have very little wiggle room with the company considering he's already been released once.

JUNE 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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Brave CF 50: Super welterweight champion Jarrah Al-Silawi set for Ismail Naurdiev test on April 1 Super welterweight champion Jarrah Al-Silawi will take on former UFC prospect Ismail Naurdiev in the main event of Brave CF 50.

MARCH 3, 2021 • USATODAY.COM