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Conor McGregor’s teammate Charlie Ward set for Octagon debut at UFC Belfast

CONOR McGregor’s teammate Charlie Ward is all set for his Octagon debut – and it’s coming earlier than expected.

Ward, who trains out of the same SBG gym in Dublin as UFC superstar McGregor, was originally slated to take on Randy Brown at UFC Fight Night in Albany on December 9.

Ready for his debut: Charlie Ward will now compete at UFC Belfast
Ready for his debut: Charlie Ward will now compete at UFC Belfast
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But UFC officials have rebooked the Irishman to compete much closer to home.

SunSport have received official confirmation from the UFC that Ward will now make his Octagon debut at UFC Fight Night in Belfast on Saturday November 19 against fellow newcomer Razak Alhassan.

UFC Belfast: Confirmed Bouts

Gegard Mousasi v Uriah Hall
Ross Pearson v Stevie Ray
Timothy Johnson v Alexander Volkov
Artem Lobov v Teruto Ishihara
Ian McCall v Neil Seery
Magnus Cedenblad v Jack Marshman
Kyoji Horiguchi v Ali Bagautinov
Kevin Lee v Magomed Mustafaev
Anna Elmose v Amanda Cooper
Justin Ledet v Mark Godbeer
Zak Cummings v Alexander Yakovlev
Marion Reneau v Milana Dudieva
Brett Johns v Kwan Ho Kwak
Charlie Ward v Razak Alhassan

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