Ante Delija returns to the Octagon for his third UFC appearance, with another major challenge ahead.
Ante “Walking Trouble” Delija is set to take on Moldovan Serghei Spivac, the 7th-ranked heavyweight in the UFC, in what is expected to be the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 267 on February 21. The event will take place in Houston, Texas, at the Toyota Center.
The fight was originally scheduled to take place at UFC 325 in Sydney, Australia, before being rescheduled.
Delija enters the Octagon coming off a loss in November but is looking to regain the momentum he built after his dream UFC debut in September, where he made an immediate statement with a first-round knockout.
Spivac, meanwhile, comes into the bout off back-to-back losses. Despite the recent setbacks, the Moldovan remains a proven heavyweight contender who has shared the Octagon with the very best fighters in the division, including a previous bout against the current champion earlier in his career.
A big statement win by Ante would be the biggest of his UFC career and could quickly reestablish him as a serious threat in the heavyweight division.
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