Asu Almaev disappointed fans in the homeland of his opponent.

Kazakhstan's flyweight fighter Asu Alma baev is set to compete in his next match on March 1 at UFC Vegas 103 in Las Vegas, according to Sports.kz.

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Last week, the fight was announced by Alimabaev's team, Dar Pro Team. The website MMAMania.com confirmed this information through its sources and noted that initially, Erceg's return was expected at his home tournament, UFC 312 in Sydney; however, instead, he received a matchup against Alimabaev in the USA.

“Former UFC Flyweight title contender Steve Erceg will face Asu Alimabaev, who is ranked eighth, at UFC Vegas 103, scheduled for March 1, 2025, at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada (instead of the UFC 312 event in Australia).

Unfortunately, Australian fans will miss out on yet another well-known Australian fighter at UFC 312, which is quite puzzling: Alexander Volkanovski, Robert Whittaker, Jack Della Maddalena, and Tai Tuivasa will also not participate in the second UFC event of 2025, which will be held in a pay-per-view (PPV) format,” the article stated.