Canadian light-heavyweight Misha Cirkunov looks to keep rising up the UFC ranks
A winner of eight straight fights, Canadian light-heavyweight Misha Cirkunov can now also lay claim to surviving a run-in with UFC boss Dana White.
Cirkunov found himself on the outs with the volatile UFC president after contract talks went sour.
“You’ll see him somewhere,” White was quoted in February. “It just won’t be here.”
Cooler heads prevailed and the seventh-ranked Cirkunov, equipped with a new six-fight deal, takes on No. 5 Volkan Oezdemir of Switzerland in the co-main event of a televised UFC card Sunday in Stockholm.