{"id":372354,"date":"2026-07-26T22:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T16:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=372354"},"modified":"2026-07-26T22:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T16:33:14","slug":"ignacio-bahamondes-to-face-42-year-old-wheel-kick-specialist-in-welterweight-debut-at-noche-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/26\/ignacio-bahamondes-to-face-42-year-old-wheel-kick-specialist-in-welterweight-debut-at-noche-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"Ignacio Bahamondes to face 42-year-old wheel kick specialist in welterweight debut at Noche UFC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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UFC fan favorite Ignacio Bahamondes is moving up a division for his next fight. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018La Jaula\u2019 is coming off back-to-back decision defeats against Rafael Fiziev and Tofiq Musayev.<\/p>\n

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A switch to welterweight all the time seemed inevitable for the 6ft 3in Chilean, whose return to the Octagon was made official on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

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Which UFC weight class is currently the deepest and most enjoyable?\u2696\ufe0f<\/h3>\n

Lightweight has all the time been thought to be the very best weight class within the UFC, but several of the divisions are actually catching up.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Muslim Salikhov joins Noche UFC<\/h2>\n

Ignacio Bahamondes\u2019 second fight of 2026 was announced throughout the UFC Abu Dhabi broadcast.<\/p>\n

It was revealed that he can be jumping as much as welterweight to tackle Muslim Salikhov at Noche UFC.<\/p>\n

The bout matches Bahamondes, 28, with a fighter 14 years his senior at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, on September 12.<\/p>\n

Salikhov hasn\u2019t fought since suffering a 63-second knockout loss against Uros Medic last November.<\/p>\n

The 42-year-old spinning wheel kick specialist was riding a three-fight win streak into his matchup with Medic.<\/p>\n

Who else is fighting at Noche UFC?<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s currently unclear who will headline the UFC\u2019s latest show celebrating Mexican Independence Day. <\/p>\n

Six fights were confirmed for the cardboard every week before Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Muslim Salikhov, and Dan Ige\u2019s move to bantamweight joined Noche UFC on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

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  • <\/use><\/svg>Joseph Morales vs. Brandon Moreno<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>Edgar Chairez vs. Tim Elliott<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>Curtis Blaydes vs. Waldo Cortes Acosta<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>Manon Fiorot vs. Alexa Grasso<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>JJ Aldrich vs. Regina Tarin<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Muslim Salikhov<\/li>\n
  • <\/use><\/svg>Dan Ige vs. David Martinez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    Follow us on Google Discover UFC fan favorite Ignacio Bahamondes is moving up a division for his next fight. \u2018La Jaula\u2019 is coming off back-to-back decision defeats against Rafael Fiziev and Tofiq Musayev. A switch to welterweight all the time seemed inevitable for the 6ft 3in Chilean, whose return to the Octagon was made official […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":372355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[338],"tags":[54272,25269,1806,3054,25268,4334,14439,687,3928,10774,636],"class_list":["post-372354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-42yearold","tag-bahamondes","tag-debut","tag-face","tag-ignacio","tag-kick","tag-noche","tag-specialist","tag-ufc","tag-welterweight","tag-wheel"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t