UFC Vegas 108 Loses Surging Middleweight Killer

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Azamat Bekoev will not fight on UFC Vegas 108 against Torrez Finney this weekend (Sat., Aug. 2, 2025).

That's because the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) knockout machine has been rebooked for UFC Vancouver

on Sat., Oct. 18, 2025, where he’ll square off against UFC newcomer and two-time Contender Series veteran Yousri Belgaroui inside Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

UFC announced the news this morning.

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Bekoev (20-3) made a gigantic splash inside the Octagon earlier this year

at UFC 311, knocking out Zach Reese in brutal fashion on short notice (watch highlights). “Iron” then followed it up with another knockout of collegiate wrestling standout, Ryan Loder, at UFC Des Moines, cementing the Russian as a Middleweight contender to keep eyes on.

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Former Glory kickboxer Belgaroui (8-3) stumbled on Season 7 of Contender Series, dropping a unanimous decision to Marco Tulio. After racking up two regional wins, he returned for Season 8, scoring a third-round knockout but falling short of a contract.

The 33-year-old is a training partner of Alex Pereira and holds a 75 percent finish rate with six knockouts.

For what it's worth, Belgaroui faced Israel Adesanya twice and “Poatan” three times in kickboxing, giving him elite-level experience to test Bekoev’s iron fists.

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