After two weeks on the road, the UFC is returning to the warehouse where dreams are made; with 15-1 Russian middleweight contender finally set to make his first appearance of 2024 in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 93. UFC Vegas 93 this weekend can almost be thought of as the ‘prospect’ card, with multiple fighters set to compete who fans and pundits alike believe could one day become either UFC champion or at least a top contender. That includes middleweight hopeful Ikram Aliskerov, who returns to the octagon for the first time since October 2023 to face Dana White’s Contender Series alumni, 12-3 Brazilian powerhouse Antonio Trocoli.
Yet even prior to his co-main event clash with Trocoli, the Russian is making a major demand to the UFC – one that ends with him facing one of the best fighters in the middleweight division, “No matter what.” With 11 of his 15 wins as a professional MMA fighter ending inside the distance, it’s no surprise that Aliskerov is looking to make quick work of his UFC Vegas 93 opponent and earn himself yet another statement win at 185lbs. “I want to come out there and finish him in exciting fashion,” he said confidently to the crew, adding how “This is exactly what I’ve been channeling, this is what I’m ready for, and I’m excited to do it on Saturday.
” Should Aliskerov get that statement win, he demands that the UFC fast-track him to the upper echelon of the middleweight division; even offering a potential time window for his .
