▁Neg um ere anu . ▁Saf ar ov ▁won ▁the ▁fight ▁by ▁un anim ous ▁decision . ▁ ▁Saf ar ov ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁face ▁prom ot ional ▁new com er ▁Da ▁Un ▁Jung ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁at ▁U FC ▁on ▁ESP N + ▁ 1 5 . ▁However , ▁on ▁August ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Saf ar ov ▁was ▁pulled ▁from ▁the ▁bout ▁for ▁und is closed ▁reason . ▁ ▁Saf ar ov ▁faced ▁Rod ol fo ▁Vie ira ▁in ▁a ▁middle weight ▁bout ▁on ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁at ▁U FC ▁ 2 4 8 . ▁He ▁lost ▁the ▁fight ▁via ▁an ▁arm - triangle ▁submission ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁ ▁Championships ▁and ▁accomplish ments ▁ ▁M ixed ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁Ult imate ▁Fight ing ▁Championship ▁Fight ▁of ▁the ▁Night ▁( One ▁time ) ▁vs . ▁Gian ▁Vill ante ▁ ▁M ixed ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁record ▁ ▁| - ▁| L oss ▁| align = center | 9 – 3 ▁| R od ol fo ▁Vie ira ▁| Sub mission ▁( arm - triangle ▁cho ke ) ▁| U FC ▁ 2 4 8 ▁| ▁| align = center | 1 ▁| align = center | 2 : 5 8 ▁| L as ▁Veg as , ▁Nev ada , ▁United ▁States ▁| ▁| - ▁| Win ▁| align = center | 9 – 2 ▁| N icola e ▁Neg um ere anu