ACA bantamweight Grand Prix champion Mehdi Baidulayev, undefeated at 10-0 in ACA, will move up to featherweight for his next bout on July 17 at ACA 205 in Almaty. He will face unbeaten Gadjimurad Aliyev, who holds a 1-0 record in ACA.
Unbeaten ACA bantamweight Grand Prix champion Mehdi Baidulayev will move up a division to test himself at featherweight, with the bout set for July 17 at ACA 205 in Almaty.
Baidulayev carries a perfect 10-0 record inside the ACA promotion into the contest, a run that earned him the organization's bantamweight Grand Prix title. The step up to featherweight represents a significant test of how his game translates against larger opponents.
Standing across from him will be Gadjimurad Aliyev, who is also unbeaten and holds a 1-0 mark in ACA. Aliyev enters with his own undefeated record on the line and something to prove against one of the promotion's most decorated fighters.
Why it matters
- Both fighters enter undefeated, meaning one perfect record ends on July 17
- Baidulayev is vacating familiar weight class territory, adding an extra layer of uncertainty to his first featherweight appearance under the ACA banner
- A win for Aliyev over a Grand Prix champion would immediately elevate his standing in the featherweight division
- The bout adds meaningful competitive stakes to the ACA 205 card in Almaty
