What Is The Co-Main Event For UFC Fight Island 6?

The co-main event for UFC Fight Island 6 has been announced.

UFC Fight Island 6 will take place on October 17. The action will be held on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Taking the headlining spot will be a featherweight clash between Brian Ortega and the “Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung.

The official Twitter account of UFC Europe revealed the co-headliner for UFC Fight Island 6. It’ll be a light-heavyweight collision between Volkan Oezdemir and Nikita Krylov.

Your #UFCFightIsland6 co-main!@Volkan_Oezdemir vs @KrylovUFC is official! pic.twitter.com/rVJNY0kXGZ

— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) September 24, 2020

Oezdemir is hoping to wipe away the memory of his second-round knockout loss to Jiri Prochazka back on July 12. “No Time” had lost two bouts in a row prior to that fight.

As for Krylov, he scored a unanimous decision victory over Johnny Walker back on March 14. It was a bounce-back win for Krylov as he had lost to Glover Teixeira via split decision in the fight prior.

Here are all the UFC Fight Island 6 fights thus far.

UFC Fight Island 6 Card (ESPN+)

Brian Ortega vs. Chan Sung Jung
Nikita Krylov vs. Volkan Oezdemir
Jessica Andrade vs. Katlyn Chookagian
Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Ciryl Gane
Poliana Botelho vs. Gillian Robertson
Modestas Bukauskas vs. Jimmy Crute
Mateusz Gamrot vs. Magomed Mustafaev
Muslim Salikhov vs. Claudio Silva
Jun Yong Park vs. John Phillips
Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Maxim Grishin
Said Nurmagomedov vs. Mark Striegl
Mounir Lazzez vs. David Zawada
Jamie Mullarkey vs. Fares Ziam