Yet another fight is being added to the card of UFC's planned event that will take place on January 18. Andre Fili and Sodiq Yusuff have been booked for a Featherweight bout according to a report by MMA Junkie, where a person close to the situation is cited as the source of the information.
No official confirmation has been released from UFC yet about the matter.
What else to expect on Jan. 18
The January 18 event is going to be UFC 246, but the promotion is yet to announce the venue of the event as well. Rumors say that it could take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
UFC 246 is expected to be huge, as Conor McGregor had announced a while back that he will be making his much-awaited return to the Octagon in that event. No opponent for 'The Notorious' has been declared either, but there are high chances it could be Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone.
Other confirmed fights for the event are:
- Maycee Barber vs. Roxanne Modafferi
- Drew Dober vs. Nasrat Haqparast
- Grant Dawson vs. Chas Skelly
- Maurice Greene vs. Aleksei Oleinik
- Claudia Gadelha vs. Alexa Grasso
The Fili vs. Yusuff fight will certainly add much weight to the night's card, not to mention the attention it will draw when the McGregor bout is finally made official.