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Omari Akhmedov vs. Tom Breese is still in the UFC’s plans – just for a later date than expected.

© Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Middleweight: Omari Akhmedov (19-5-1 MMA, 7-4-1 UFC) vs. Tom Breese (12-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) Welterweight: Ramazan Emeev (19-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC) vs. David Zawada (17-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC)

The middleweight matchup was originally scheduled for Saturday’s UFC on ABC 1 card on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. However, the promotion announced Tuesday the fight has been pushed back to UFC on ESPN 20, which takes place Wednesday, Jan. 20, due to “COVID-19 related issues.” The UFC did not elaborate further on the matter.

Akhmedov (20-5-1 MMA, 8-4-1 UFC) has only lost once in his most recent seven outings. After he went 5-0-1 in six fights, Akhmedov fought former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman in August and lost a unanimous decision.

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The matchup between and has hit another snag. Kelleher (22-11 MMA, 6-4 UFC) announced on Friday that his bantamweight bout with Simon (16-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC), which was scheduled for a UFC Fight Night event in Jan. 16 in Abu Dhabi, has been postponed after…Kelleher (22-11 MMA, 6-4 UFC) announced on Friday that his bantamweight bout with Simon (16-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC), which was scheduled for a UFC Fight Night event in Jan. 16 in Abu Dhabi, has been postponed after his pre-departure COVID-19 test came back positive.

Pictures: UFC on ESPN 19 UFC on ESPN 19 was headlined by Jack Hermansson and Marvin Vettori. Omari Akhmedov will lock horns with Tom Breese in a middleweight bout at an Ultimate Fighting Breese , meanwhile, has alternated wins and losses in his last four Octagon appearances.

Middleweight Bout. Omari Akhmedov . vs . Tom Breese . Round. Time. Method. Tom Breese . - odds Check-in with Sarah Moras before she makes her 9th UFC appearance on UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs . Kattar. Announcements. 2 days ago.

Breese (12-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) returned from a 21-month layoff in February 2020 and lost by first-round TKO to Brendan Allen. In October, he returned and defeated promotional newcomer KB Bhullar by TKO in 1 minute, 43 seconds.

With the addition, the UFC on ESPN 20 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 12 p.m. ET)

Michael Chiesa vs. Neil Magny Warlley Alves vs. Mounir Lazzez Vinicius Moreira vs. Ike Villanueva Viviane Araujo vs. Roxanne Modafferi Lerone Murphy vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 9 a.m. ET)

Omari Akhmedov vs. Tom Breese Gaetano Pirrello vs. Ricky Simon Zarrukh Adashev vs. Su Mudaerji Dalcha Lungiambula vs. Markus Perez Francisco Figueredo vs. Jerome Rivera Mike Davis vs. Mason Jones Tyson Nam vs. Matt Schnell Manon Fiorot vs. Victoria Leonardo Sergey Morozov vs. Umar Nurmagomedov MORE:

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