The UFC has announced two matchups taking place in the near future.
First, the UFC confirmed that Jack Hermansson will fight Brad Scott at a UFC Fight Night event in Mexico City on Aug. 5.
Both Hermansson and Scott are coming off UFC wins earlier this year.
Last month, Hermansson defeated Alex Nicholson by TKO in Stockholm. Hermansson has a 15-3 MMA record. His only other win in the UFC came against Scott Askham last September.
Scott is coming off a decision win over Askham in March. He has an 11-4 record with three wins in the UFC. He has UFC victories over Dylan Andrews and Michael Kuiper. Scott also has experienc fighting some of the best middleweights in the world including Krzysztof Jotko and Robert Whittaker.
The UFC also announced a new fight for UFC 216 on Sept. 9 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Heavyweights will collide as Luis Henrique fights Arjan Bhullar.
Henrique has won two of his last three fights in the UFC. He is coming off a TKO loss to Marcin Tybura back in March.
Bhullar is a former Olympian. He will be making his UFC debut at UFC 216. He is currently undefeated with six wins.
Third up on today’s list of announcements, on the June 25 UFC Fight Night card, Azamat Murzakanov will not be making the trip to Oklahoma City for his Octagon debut against Joachim Christensen, and stepping up for the light heavyweight bout will be unbeaten Californian Dominick “The Devastator” Reyes, a 6-0 prospect who has won his last three fights by knockout.
And lastly, the UFC has found a replacement for the injured Alan Jouban, and Chad Laprise will step in on short notice to face Brian Camozzi at UFC 213.
