UFC News: Dana White’s Newest Prospect Myktykbek Orolbai Set for UFC 301

Dana White seems to be in love with the stans! After a successful effort from Dagestani fighters, the UFC head honcho is looking towards other countries to clinch their biggest star to fight under his promotion. This adventure of White got him close to Kyrgyzstan and Myktybek Orolbai seems to be White’s new prospect in the UFC.

Fighting out of Osh, Kyrgyzstan, Myktybek Orolbai is a fighter who oozes ancient energy due to his looks. Orolbai recently posted an image on his Instagram handle where he could be seen signing a contract with the UFC to fight under their promotion and his first fight would be in UFC 301.

Dana White schedules Myktybek Orolbai to fight at UFC 301

With a record of 12 victories and 1 defeat, Myktybek Orolbai is one of the top fighters coming out of Kyrgyzstan. His initial fight in UFC against Uros Medic was a successful one with a submission in the second round. After that fight, social media came to know about Orolbai and he became a sensation in the MMA community. Well specifically for his looks. 4 months have passed since then and seems like Orolbai is ready for action once again.

Only a day ago, Orolbai shared a picture of him signing the UFC contract on his Instagram handle. After that, we got the confirmation that he would be facing rising lightweight Elves Brener for a showdown in Rio de Janeiro. This would be Orolbai’s second endeavor in UFC.

The event is set for May 4 at Jeunesse Arena. Brener has an astounding record of 16 wins and 3 losses in his MMA career and is riding on a 3-fight winning streak in UFC. While on the other hand, Orolbai is riding on a seven-fight winning streak in his MMA career. Nonetheless, their fight is scheduled to take place after 2 months. Let us now look at the other fights that are set to happen in UFC Brazil.

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Confirmed fights for UFC Brazil

Dana White seems to be way too busy this year. UFC 299, UFC 300, and now UFC 301(Brazil). The UFC CEO has a task to uphold the expectations of the fans and seems like Dana White is working his best to do everything possible to make this year a memorable year for the UFC. UFC 299 and UFC 300 are set to happen soon but now let us look at the fights of UFC 301.

The confirmed fights that are set to take place in Brazil are Caio Borralho vs. Paul Craig, Joanderson Brito vs. Jack Shore, Drakkar Klose vs. Joaquim Silva, Kevin Borjas vs. Alessandro Costa, Dione Barbosa vs. Ernesta Kareckaite, Elves Brener vs. Myktybek Orolbai. Despite the hype of UFC’s second endeavor in Brazil, so far the card might overlook any big Brazilian stars from the event as Charles Oliveria, Alex Pereira, and others are booked for UFC 300.

Alexandre Pantoja might be the one to headline the event but who knows what Dana White might be thinking. What’s your opinion on UFC Brazil? Tell us about your opinion in the comments below.

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