One of the UFC’s fastest-rising stars has been booked to make his return at UFC 328 after storming into the promotion final yr.
Set to happen at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, UFC 328 just lately added a massive welterweight bout between Sean Brady and Joaquin Buckley that was initially scheduled to headline UFC Vegas 116 on April 25.
There’s nonetheless been no official affirmation on what battle will characteristic as the primary occasion for the UFC’s return to Newark, however Léo Guimares studies that UFC 328 will see undefeated middleweight Baisangur Susurkaev kick off his yr with a matchup in opposition to Djorden Santos.
Baisangur Susurkaev Stormed Into The UFC Last Year
One of the extra highly-touted fighters to come back off Dana White’s Contender Series in latest reminiscence, Susurkaev earned a UFC contract by stopping Murtaza Talha with first-round end that earned a rave overview from UFC CEO Dana White.
The consequence marked Susurkaev’s seventh first-round end and eighth win by KO/TKO out of 9 professional fights, and the 25-year-old was quickly booked to make his promotional debut just a few days later at UFC 319. Matched up with Eric Nolan, “Hunter” ended issues with a rear bare choke in the second spherical and instantly established himself as a middleweight prospect value watching.
Susurkaev’s third UFC bout and fourth battle of 2025 noticed the 25-year-old step into the Octagon to fulfill Eric McConico at UFC 322, the place he went to a third round for just the second time in his career earlier than bettering to 10-0 with one other knockout-victory.
Djorden Santos On The Hunt For Back-To-Back Upsets
Also a UFC contract winner on DWCS in 2024, Santos will likely be seeking to rating a significant upset when he and Susurkaev sq. off at UFC 328.
The Brazilian introduced a 9-1 file into his DWCS matchup with (*328*) Warriors star Will Currie and have become one of many increasingly-rare fighters to get a contract supply after profitable by determination. Santos’ promotional debut at UFC 313 noticed him come up brief in opposition to Ozzy Diaz, however “Shakur” secured his first UFC win final October when he bought his hand raised by unanimous determination and upset Danny Barlow.
UFC 328 may even characteristic the return of another fast-rising middleweight in Ateba Gautier, and hopefully battle followers will get an replace concerning the cardboard’s major occasion at some level in the close to future.
UFC 328 Fight Card
• Alexander Volkov vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta
• Sean Brady vs. Joaquin Buckley
• Ateba Gautier vs. Ozzy Diaz
• Roman Kopylov vs. Marco Tulio
• Clayton Carpenter vs. Jose Ochoa
• Baisangur Susurkaev vs. Djorden Santos
