Giga Chikadze to Face Alex Caceres at UFC Singapore in August

At the conclusion of this Ultimate Fighting Championship 145-pound tilt, only one of these men will likely remain in the top 10.

On Aug. 26 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore, the UFC will stage UFC Fight Night 225. Added to the billing on Thursday, as first reported by MMA Junkie, is a featherweight clash between Giga Chikadze (14-3) and Alex Caceres (21-13, 1 NC). Per Setanta Sports, this collision will serve as the co-main event to Max Holloway vs. Chan Sung Jung.

This will be Chikadze’s first jaunt to the Octagon since a one-sided decision loss to Calvin Kattar in January 2022. That defeat put an end to a nine-fight undefeated streak that included his whole UFC tenure plus a pair of triumphs in the Gladiator Challenge cage. Before facing Kattar in a top contender matchup, Chikadze had knocked out Jamey Simmons, Cub Swanson and Edson Barboza in the span of under 10 months, with the one against Barboza in the UFC on ESPN 30 main attraction. As a pro, Chikadze sports a 71% finish rate.

The well-traveled “Bruce Leeroy” has turned the proverbial corner as of late, with just one blemish across his last eight outings dating back four years. Caceres dropped a decision to Sodiq Yusuff in March 2022 to snap a five-fight win streak, and since then, he has rattled off victories over Julian Erosa and Daniel Pineda. Of those two, Caceres became just one of six men to take Pineda the distance, and the first to do so since February 2016.

UFC Singapore will be held inside of the Singapore Indoor Stadium of Kallang, Singapore, on Aug. 26. The main attraction will also come at featherweight, as Max Holloway toes the line with Chan Sung Jung. Other matchups likely to serve on the main card include a possible flyweight title eliminator when Taila Santos faces Erin Blanchfield, and a light heavyweight rematch between Anthony Smith and Ryan Spann.