A matchup of ranked featherweights, Giga Chikadze vs. Josh Emmett is the latest edition to UFC 296 , the final pay-per-view of the year. The UFC announced on Wednesday that Chikadze (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) will take on Emmett (18-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) in a 145-pound bout at the Dec. 16 event from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims expected on ESPN and ESPN+. Chikadze, 35, started his UFC career with seven straight wins, only to have his momentum derailed with a definitive loss to Calvin Kattar in January 2022
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Giga Chikadze vs. Josh Emmett added to loaded UFC 296 lineup – MMA Junkie