The fight will take place at UFC Fight Night 269, scheduled for the early hours of March 15 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
In this welterweight bout, he will face American Chris Curtis (17-2).
Orolbay uulu enters the fight on the heels of two consecutive finishes: he submitted Tofig Musaev from Azerbaijan with a kimura and knocked out Swede Jack Hermansson. Previously, the 27-year-old Kyrgyzstani suffered his first loss in the UFC, losing to Polish fighter Mateusz Rebecki by decision.
Chris Curtis won his last fight by decision against Max Griffin, breaking a two-fight losing streak against Brendan Allen and Roman Kopylov.
It is worth noting that last year Orolbay moved up to welterweight from lightweight, while Curtis is having his second fight in this division after transitioning from middleweight.
View this post on Instagram
Post by REDFURYMMA (@redfurymma_official)
