Misha Cirkunov moves down to middleweight, meets Krzysztof Jotko at UFC Fight Night on Oct. 2

For the first time in his career, Misha Cirkunov will drop down to 185 pounds.

Cirkunov (15-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC) makes his middleweight debut against Krzysztof Jotko (22-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) at a UFC Fight Night event on Oct. 2, promotion officials announced Tuesday morning. The event doesn’t yet have a known venue or location.

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

Canada’s Cirkunov has split his past four appearances with submission finishes of Patrick Cummins and Jimmy Crute to his credit in that run. He’s coming off a first-round TKO loss to Ryan Spann in March and will now be cutting an extra 20 pounds when he meets perennial contender Jotko.

A longtime staple in the UFC’s middleweight division, Jotko saw his three-fight winning streak snapped at the hands of surging contender Sean Strickland at UFC on ESPN 23 in May.

With the addition, the UFC Fight Night lineup for Oct. 2 includes:

• Thiago Santos vs. Johnny Walker
• Bethe Correia vs. Karol Rosa
• Jared Gordon vs. Joe Solecki
• Grant Dawson vs. Diego Ferreira
• Fernando Padilla vs. Sean Soriano
• Gaetano Pirrello vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade
• Kyle Daukaus vs. Kevin Holland
• Jimmy Crute vs. Jamahal Hill
• Jamie Mullarkey vs. Devonte Smith
• Macy Chiasson vs. Aspen Ladd
• Johnny Eduardo vs. Alejandro Perez
• Alexander Hernandez vs. Leonardo Santos
• Misha Cirkunov vs. Krzysztof Jotko