UFC 203 Update: Mairbek Taisumov to Face Nik Lentz on Sept. 10 in Cleveland

Mairbek Taisumov will attempt to earn his fifth straight win inside the Octagon when he faces Nik Lentz at UFC 203.

Promotion officials announced the lightweight contest on Wednesday. UFC 203 takes place at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on Sept. 10 and is headlined by a heavyweight title bout between Stipe Miocic and Alistair Overeem.

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Taisumov has dispatched his last four foes in devastating fashion, scoring successive KO/TKO wins over Damir Hadzovic, Alan Patrick Silva Alves, Anthony Christodoulou and Marcin Bandel. “Beckan” is 5-1 in the UFC overall and 25-5 over the course of a professional career that began in 2007. Twenty-three of his victories have come inside the distance.

After a stint at featherweight, Lentz returned to 155 pounds at UFC on Fox 17, where he garnered a split decision against Danny Castillo. “The Carny” is 10-4-1 during his promotional tenure with wins over the likes of Manny Gamburyan, Hacran Dias, Diego Nunes and Tyson Griffin.