RCC champion Vladislav Kovalev says UFC signing news is coming

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The bottom line

RCC middleweight champion Vladislav Kovalev says he expects to announce a UFC contract soon, now working with manager Sayat Abdrakhmanov; the UFC has said nothing.

What we know

  • Vladislav Kovalev, RCC middleweight champion, is 6-1.
  • Kovalev says he has fulfilled his commitments to RCC and it is time to move to the UFC.
  • Kovalev says he is working with manager Sayat Abdrakhmanov, and Artem Lobanov will represent him in Russia.

Reported, not confirmed

  • Kovalev expects news of a UFC contract soon and says next year will bring the news he is a UFC fighter; the UFC has announced no signing. MMA.Metaratings.ru
RCC middleweight champion Vladislav Kovalev (6-1) says he plans to move to the UFC, according to MMA.Metaratings.ru. He said he has fulfilled his commitments to RCC and that "the time has come for me to move to the UFC." (translated)

Kovalev said he told Nikolai Klimenko he plans to work with manager Sayat Abdrakhmanov, and that Artem Lobanov will represent his interests in Russia. He expects news of a UFC contract soon and thinks next year will bring the news that he is a UFC fighter.

The UFC has not announced a signing.
 
Summary
RCC middleweight champion Vladislav Kovalev says he expects to announce a UFC contract soon, now working with manager Sayat Abdrakhmanov; the UFC has said nothing.
Key points (one per line)
Kovalev (6-1) says it is time for him to move to the UFC.
He says he is working with manager Sayat Abdrakhmanov.
He expects news of a UFC fighter contract next year at the latest; the UFC has not commented.
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Blood & Sweat | https://www.bloodandsweat.ru/2026/10/vladislav-kovalev-v-blizhajshee-vremya-budut-novosti-o-podpisanii-kontrakta-s-ufc/
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