Abdul Razak Alhassan to meet Jamie Pickett at UFC Fight Night on July 9
A middleweight matchup that is sure to produce fireworks is heading to an upcoming UFC Fight Night event.
Two powerful middleweights, Jamie Pickett and Abdul Razak Alhassan will face each other on July 9. People with knowledge of the matchup have confirmed the booking MMA Junkie, although the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. The event does not yet have a confirmed location or venue. Both 36-year-old fighters will be looking to get back into the win column.
A middleweight bout between Abdul Razak Alhassan (11-5) and Jamie Pickett (13-7) is in the works for the #UFC event July 9, per multiple sources. Story headed to @MMAjunkie.
— Nolan King (@mma_kings) April 27, 2022
Alhassan (11-5 MMA, 5-5 UFC) will enter on the heels of a split decision loss to Joaquin Buckley in February. Prior to the close setback, Alhassan picked up a Performance of the Night bonus for his devastating 17-second finish of Alessio Di Chirico at UFC on ESPN 30.
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Pickett (13-7 MMA, 2-3 UFC) will look to get back to .500 during his UFC run with a win over Alhassan. Pickett dropped his previous outing to Kyle Daukaus via buzzer-beating submission. The loss snapped a two-fight win streak over Laureano Staropoli and Joseph Holmes, which are also the Dana White’s Contender Series veteran’s only victories under the UFC banner.
With the addition, the July 9 UFC Fight Night lineup includes:
Cynthia Calvillo vs. Nina Nunes
Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Jamie Pickett
Cortney Casey vs. Antonina Shevchenko
Josh Fremd vs. Tresean Gore
Said Nurmagomedov vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade
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