Sorry UFC 312, A Former Title Challenger Will NOT Be Fighting In His Home Country (Because He’s Stuck At The APEX)

“AstroBoy” Isn’t Going “Down Below”

Immediately (Thurs., Jan. 2, 2024), MMAMania.com confirmed with a number of sources that former Final Combating Championship (UFC) Flyweight title challenger Steve Erceg will struggle No. 8 ranked Asu Almabayev on March 1, 2025, at UFC Vegas 103, which can happen within the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada … and never UFC 312 in Australia.

VestnikMMA was the primary to report the information.

Sadly, the poor Australian followers will likely be with out one other distinguished Australian fighter for UFC 312, which could be very complicated as Alexander Volkanoski, Robert Whittaker, Jack Della Maddalena, and Tai Tuivasa will all not be competing on the second UFC pay-per-view (PPV) of 2025.

After beginning his UFC profession off to a red-hot begin with three wins in a row, Erceg (12-3) has dropped two straight and is coming off the primary knockout lack of his profession. Kai Kara-France clobbered him at UFC 305, stopping him within the first spherical (watch highlights).

Previous to UFC 305, “AstroBoy” fought Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 301 for the Flyweight title however ended up shedding an in depth unanimous resolution.

Almabayev (21-2) is 4-0 in UFC and is using a 17-fight win streak. The 30-year-old No. 8 ranked Flyweight went 3-0 in 2024 with wins over Jose Johnson, CJ Vergara, and most just lately Matheus Nicolau.

With a win over a former title challenger, Almabayev might enhance himself into title competition, particularly with the division needing worthy challengers.

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