Ion Cuțelaba
Ion Nicolae CuȚelaba is a Moldovan professional mixed martial artist. He competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He made his professional debut in April 2012. He amassed a record of 11-1 before signing with the UFC in the spring of 2016.
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Ion Nicolae Cuțelaba is a Moldovan professional mixed martial artist. He competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. CuȚelaba made his professional debut in April 2012, competing primarily for regional promotions across Eastern Europe. He amassed a record of 11-1 before signing with the UFC in the spring of 2016. He was expected to face Gadzhimurad Antigulov on November 4, 2017 at UFC 217, but he pulled out of the bout citing an injury.
On July 28, 2018, CuȢelaba won the fight via TKO in the first round at UFC on Fox 30. He next faced Magomed Ankalaev on February 29, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 169. On April 9, 2020, UFC president Dana White announced that this event was postponed to a future date. The rematch was rescheduled for the third time on October 24, 2020. However, the bout was once again scrapped after Cuȉelaba tested positive for COVID-19.
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