Tajik MMA fighter Nurullo Aliyev will face Armenian lightweight Nair Melikyan in a fight for a potential contract with the UFC.

Aliyev had his last fight in September 2021 at the AMC Fight Nights & Eagle FC tournament, where he defeated Kirill Kryukov by unanimous decision. He has six wins and no losses.

Melikyan knocked out Hamlet Stepanyan in the second round at the Armenia MMA Federation - Armenian Championship 2022 tournament in May 2022.