Misha Cirkunov (photo via UFC/YouTube)

By FCF Staff

After dropping four of his last six fights, Misha Cirkunov is moving down from light heavyweight to middleweight and will battle Krzysztof Jotko next.

The 34-year-old Cirkunov (15-6) is coming off a stoppage loss to Ryan Spann this past March, after recording a memorable, submission win over Jimmy Crute in 2019.

Recently the UFC announced that Cirkunov will face Jotko in a middleweight contest, October 2nd. The bout will be part of a card that has yet to have a venue or location confirmed.

The 31-year-old Jotko (22-5) dropped a decision loss to Sean Strickland in May, which snapped his three-fight winning streak.

Starting October off STRONG 💪

🇨🇦@MishaC911 moves to middleweight and faces 🇵🇱@JotkoMMA on Oct. 2nd! pic.twitter.com/xlLAw5uktB

— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) August 17, 2021

The October 2nd event is also expected to feature a fight between light heavyweight contenders Johnny Walker and Thiago Santos.