Puya Rahmani to compete in FSA PRO CUP grappling instead of ACA debut

Puya Rahmani will compete in a grappling tournament rather than fulfilling his contractual obligation to ACA, where he owes the promotion one fight. On May 23 in Moscow, Rahmani (6-0 in MMA) will face Ruslan Abdulaev (5-0 in Hardcore MMA) at the FSA PRO CUP grappling event. Abdulaev is a nine-time world champion in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and grappling. The tournament will feature numerous top-level grapplers. This marks another instance of the former ACA fighter competing outside the promotion despite his contractual status.