LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 12: UFC CEO Dana White is seen on stage during the UFC 306 at Riyadh ... [+] Season Noche UFC press conference at Sphere on September 12, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)Zuffa LLCEsteban Ribovics next fight is set, and MMA fans should be fired up.If you saw Noche UFC, you remember Merab Dvalishvili defeating Sean OMalley to become bantamweight champion. You should also remember Valentina Shevchenko regaining her womens flyweight title from Alexa Grasso.Those two fights were for championships. Aside from the championship fights, the most memorable fight on the card was the battle between Ribovics and Daniel Zellhuber.The two lightweight up-and-comers put on an epic battle at the Sphere, and Ribovics prevailed via split decision. Ribovics and Zellhuber won bonuses for Fight of the Night, UFC President Dana White sung their praises and both men saw their stock rise because of their performances.Ribovics seems like a fighter on the cusp of getting a shot at a ranked opponent. The UFC and White may have just given him his final hurdle.According to Tapologys Marcel Dorff, Ribovics is set to take on tough veteran Nasrat Haqparast on March 1 at UFC Vegas 103.Ribovics might be moving from one war to the next in this fight, but it is an excellent barometer for him before potentially getting a shot at a ranked opponent.Ribovics, 28, is 14-1.MORE FOR YOUHis lone loss came in his first fight as a member of the UFCs main roster. Ribovics earned his spot on the roster after scoring a first-round KO win over Thomas Paull on the Contender Series in 2022.However, he stumbled against Loik Radzhabov in his main-roster debut, losing by unanimous decision in March 2023. Since then, Ribovics has gone on a three-fight win streak that featured the win over Zellhuber and an insane head-kick KO of Terrance McKinney in May.Haqparast has been on a tear himself. Hes won four fights in a row, and the winner seems certain to draw a ranked fighter next time out.UFC Vegas 103 - March 1Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape - Flyweight (Main Event)Nasrat Haqparast vs. Esteban Ribovics - LightweightMontana De La Rosa vs. Luana Carolina - FlyweightLucas Almeida vs. Danny Silva - FeatherweightWilliam Gomis vs. Hyder Amil - FeatherweightDanny Barlow vs. Sam Patterson - WelterweightCody Brundage vs. Julian Marquez - MiddleweightNext Up With UFC - UFC Vegas 101 - January 11Before the March 1 card, the UFC will have six events. The first happens on January 11 at the Apex, headlined by Mackenzie Derns rematch with Amanda Ribas. Here is a look at that card:Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas - StrawweightSantiago Ponzinibbio vs. Carlston Harris - WelterweightAbdul Razak Alhassan vs. Csar Almeida - MiddleweightChris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov - MiddleweightAustin Bashi vs. Christian Rodriguez - FeatherweightPunahele Soriano vs. Uro Medi - WelterweightJose Johnson vs. Felipe Bunes - FlyweightMarco Tlio vs. Ihor Potieria - MiddleweightThiago Moiss vs. Trey Ogden - LightweightAndreas Gustafsson vs. Preston Parsons - WelterweightErnesta Kareckaite vs. Nicolle Caliari - FlyweightMagomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Bruno Lopes - Light HeavyweightViktoriia Dudakova vs. Fatima Kline - StrawweightNurullo Aliev vs. Yanal Ashmouz - Lightweight