UFC Saudi Arabia Loses Bantamweight Fight

UFC Fight Night: Basharat v Rodrigues — Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

On Friday (June 14, 2024), MMA reporter Marcel Dorff announced that the upcoming Bantamweight showdown between Farid Basharat and Montel Jackson has been scrapped from next week’s UFC Saudi Arabia card, which is set to take place in Kingdom Arena.

Got told the fight between Farid Basharat and Montel Jackson is OFF te #UFCSaudiArabia card. UFC searching for a replacement to keep Jackson on the card.
Basharat was already a replacement on this card. Montel Jackson was originally booked against Said Nurmagomedov.
— Marcel Dorff (@BigMarcel24) June 14, 2024

Jackson (13-2) has had horrible luck for several months. He was supposed to finally get a Top 15 Bantamweight matchup last October against Chris Guiterrez; however, he had to withdraw from the fight due to an injury. “Quik” would next be matched against Said Nurmagomedov at the inaugural Saudi Arabia event, but Nurmagomedov pulled out last month. Basharat agreed to step in, and now he’s out.

Jackson is riding a four-fight win streak and is coming off a first-round finish against Rani Yahya.

Basharat (12-0) has been perfect thus far in the UFC, going 3-0 with wins over Taylor Lapilus, Kleydson Rodrigues, and Da’Mon Blackshear.

The full UFC Saudi Arabia fight card can be seen below