UFC is offering the 7-0 Tajik prospect who asked for a fight at the UFC 308 press conference

There was a completely unexpected interaction at the UFC 308 press conference late this afternoon in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

A random viewer said he was a 9-0 fighter from Tajikistan and asked to fight for Dana White, who was hosting the press conference.

Dana waved him over, shook his hand and sent him backstage, leaving the rest invisible to the live audience.

Now we have more information courtesy of Michael Babcock of TMZ Sports.

Just spoke to @danawhite (just before @powerslap 9 went live) over Dorobshokh Nabotov, the 7-0 fighter who took advantage #UFC308 Presser asks for a contract.
Dana says the 25-year-old Nabotov will fight at Lookin’ for a Fight in South Korea, with DW watching live from the arena. If he… https://t.co/8MFZjTugEi

— Michael J. babcock (@mikejbabcock) October 24, 2024

Dana White announced that he is traveling to South Korea on December 14th for an episode of his show “Lookin’ for a Fight” at a show hosted by former UFC featherweight title contender Korean Zombie’s.

Dorobshokh Nabotov was 7-0, according to Tapology, the record-keeping website that may not count bouts as professional MMA fights for a variety of reasons. 7-0 is impressive.

However, the Tajik fighter has only achieved three placings and will certainly need to win more than just a boring fight to win the contract.

If he does, it will be a great story.