Australia’s Trent Girdham (14-5) returns to action against former Cage Fury Fighting Championship (CFFC) champ Vilson Ndregjoni (9-3) at UAE Warriors 51 on Saturday, July 27 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
The fight will be contested at featherweight and was confirmed to Fight News Australia by the promotion.
Girdham made his UAE Warriors debut earlier this year in a fight that resulted in a no-contest due to illegal strikes. The former RIZIN fighter bounced back with a win last month on Hex Fight Series and now aims to put together a winning streak to gain some momentum.
His opponent is a former CFFC bantamweight champion Ndregjoni and the 32-year-old enters on an impressive four-fight win streak. It will be his debut fight in the promotion
Fans can watch UAE Warriors 51 live on UFC Fight Pass.
The event will be headlined by Khabib & Islam teammate, Amru Magomedov (7-0), as he defends his lightweight title against Ali Kabdulla (9-2) of Kazakhstan.