No Sphere! UFC 303 savior Dan Ige shipped to Abu Dhabi, rewarded with undefeated killer

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Keep in mind UFC 303? Nearly a month in the past, the cardboard fell aside a half-dozen occasions, forcing unprecedented actions from the promotion. When Brian Ortega pulled out of his scheduled co-main occasion versus Diego Lopes on the day of the occasion, UFC turned to Las Vegas native Dan Ige to save lots of the cardboard.

Ige, who wasn’t scheduled to battle for one more few weeks, weighed in and fought on simply 4 hour’s discover. He went to warfare reverse Lopes — himself a short-notice alternative as nicely — and in the end misplaced a aggressive determination to the rising star. Within the instant aftermath, Ige was showered with love from the neighborhood and promised a significant alternative in his subsequent battle.

He felt like a winner.

After the battle, each Lopes and Ige requested to battle on the Noche UFC occasion within the Las Vegas Sphere. Lopes acquired his want and can face Brian Ortega subsequent, however Ige didn’t make the lower. After the complete battle card announcement, Ige reacted on social media graciously.

“Lots of people are upset at Dana or upset for me not being on the Sphere card,” Ige wrote. “I do know it was a ‘promise’ however I consider there’s one thing larger and higher in retailer and I’ll have one other battle this 12 months. Thanks all for the love and assist. We’re ending this 12 months on a DUB!”

Now, Ige’s subsequent match up has been introduced. Per a report from MMAFighting, Ige will return to motion reverse undefeated contender Lerone Murphy at UFC 308 inside Etihad Enviornment in Abu Dhabi on October 26, 2024. 6-0-1 contained in the Octagon, Murphy has been rising up the ranks and most just lately scored his first fundamental occasion victory by decisioning Edson Barboza.

It’s a enjoyable Featherweight battle between No. 14 and No. 11 within the 145-pound rankings, and total, it’s an inexpensive match up for each. On the identical time, it’s laborious to think about the match up an enormous reward for Ige after saving a pay-per-view (PPV) occasion. Murphy is actually good and never that well-known!

Hopefully, Ige has a minimum of acquired a pay bump for his troubles.

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