Damian Pinas v Baisangur Susurkaev set for UFC 335 in middleweight grudge match
Both are 3-0 in the UFC with three finishes each, and Pinas has knocked out all of his octagon opponents in the first round.
Damian Pinas will face Baisangur Susurkaev at UFC 335 on Saturday 12 December at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, people with knowledge of the UFC's plans told MMA Fighting. The card is headlined by Charles Oliveira against Diego Lopes for the BMF title.
MMA Fighting described the middleweight bout as a grudge match that has been building throughout the year, with both fighters having talked a lot about each other since entering the UFC.
Pinas, 24, earned his UFC contract on the Contender Series in September 2025 and has stopped all three of his UFC opponents in the first round, in a combined eight minutes and 29 seconds. His last fight was a first-round knockout of Andrey Pulyaev at UFC 332 in October, which earned him one of the four bonuses announced by Dana White that night. He is 11-1 as a professional.
Susurkaev, 25, also came through the Contender Series and is unbeaten in 12 professional fights. His three UFC wins have all come in the second or third round, most recently a third-round submission of Djorden Santos at UFC 328 in May.
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