Odilov vs Frolov headlines ACA 209 on Friday, October 30, 2026, at the Palace of Tennis and Water Sports Complex in Dushanbe. Faridun Odilov (21-4-2), the home favourite, faces Artem Frolov (21-7) at middleweight. It is the promotion’s 1st event in Tajikistan in 11 years, with 17 fights on the card.
Key takeaways
- ACA 209: Faridun Odilov (21-4-2) vs Artem Frolov (21-7) at middleweight, Friday, October 30, in Dushanbe.
- Frolov is No. 2 in the ACA middleweight rankings and Odilov No. 4, according to Metaratings. No title is on the line.
- Co-main event: Azam Gaforov (16-5) vs Felipe Bunes (14-9), after Loik Radzhabov tore his biceps.
Odilov vs Frolov, ACA back in Tajikistan
Date and venue
ACA 209 takes place on Friday, October 30, 2026, at the Palace of Tennis and Water Sports Complex in Dushanbe. It starts at 3 p.m. local time. The promotion returns to Tajikistan for the 1st time in 11 years, according to Asia-Plus and Metaratings. Match TV carries the event in Russia.
A contender fight
Odilov vs Frolov is a middleweight bout, at 84.4 kg. No belt is at stake. Frolov sits at No. 2 in the division and Odilov at No. 4, per Metaratings. Only Ramazan Emeev is ranked above Frolov.
17 fights
The card has 17 bouts, according to the ACA. Among them, the unbeaten Alikhan Musaev (11-0) faces Jahongir Saidjamolov at lightweight.
Faridun Odilov at home, Artem Frolov on the road
Odilov, the home favourite
Odilov is Tajik and 34 years old. He is 21-4-2 and on a 2-fight winning streak. He beat Dauren Ermekov by unanimous decision in May 2026, then won another unanimous decision in August, according to Metaratings.
Frolov, the Russian finisher
Frolov is Russian and 21-7. He won his last fight in June 2026 by TKO in round 2, according to Metaratings.
His message
Frolov spoke to the ACA on October 16. He said Odilov has no edge over him anywhere and that he is travelling to Dushanbe to win.
Odilov isn't better than me in any aspect of the game. I'm going there to win.
The rest of the ACA 209 main card
Gaforov vs Bunes
The co-main event was set to be Loik Radzhabov vs Nikolay Aleksakhin. Radzhabov withdrew with a serious biceps tear, the ACA said on October 19. Azam Gaforov (16-5) now faces Brazil’s Felipe Bunes (14-9) at flyweight. Bunes, 36 and a former UFC fighter, took the bout on short notice. He has already fought 5 times in the ACA.
Makhno vs Khamitov
At welterweight, Russia’s Alexey Makhno meets Kazakhstan’s Kuat Khamitov. The fight had been postponed several times, according to the ACA.
What to watch
A win would put either man close to a title shot at middleweight. Follow Odilov vs Frolov, the full ACA 209 results and the ACA rankings in the FightHub app.
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