The fight was rescheduled for UFC 280: Oliveira vs Makhachev, but Abdurakhimov withdrew again, this time after suffering a knee injury in training. Despite both cancellations, the fight was scheduled for the third time.
Abdurakhimov travels to Brazil to fight Almeida in his home country at UFC 283: Teixeira vs Hill on January 21 live from Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. After fighting tough competition his whole career, a matchup with a rising star is nothing special.
“Every opponent is interesting for me because each time it is a new challenge but, besides that, I can’t say that this guy is especially interesting for me,” Abdurakhimov said. “The first time I didn’t get a Visa for a fight in US and then I injured my knee but, in general, I don’t give a s**t who [I] fight.”
