The Fight Nights league is working on organizing a bout between two well-known lightweights. Eduard Vartanyan (26–4) may face Marif Piraev (34–5–1) in the octagon.
This was announced by the league president Kamil Gadzhiev:
"Do you want to see a fight between Eduard Vartanyan and Marif Piraev in Fight Nights? I spoke to both – they’re not against it," said Gadzhiev.
After Vartanyan failed to reach an agreement with the UFC on a contract, he had two fights in the "Nashe Delo" league, earning victories over Damir Ismagulov under kickboxing rules and Aleksandr Grozin under MMA rules.