A flyweight showdown between C.J. Vergara has been joined to UFC by Kleydson Rodriguezes. Multiple people who are familiar with the matter told MMA Fighting Tuesday.
The UFC has yet to officially announce the exact venue and location for the pay-per-view card, which features champions Charles Oliveira and Glover Teixeira opposite Justin Gaethje and Jiri Prochazka, respectively.
Vergara (9-3-1), a one-time LFA fighter and former Fury FC champion, looks for his first UFC win after dropping a decision to Ode Osbourne this past November. Vergara was Dana White ‘s Contest Series , and knocked out Bruno Korea in less than 41 second in September 2021..
Rodrigues (7-1) was also signed by the UFC via DWCS in September following a decision victory over Santo Curatolo. In January, the former Jungle Fight flyweight champion was due to debut in UFC against Zarrukh Adeshev. However, he withdrew because of health problems.
The UFC 274 roster currently features Norma Dumont vs. Macy Chiasson, and Ariane Carrnelossi vs. Lupita Gottinez.
Damon Martin contributed to this report.
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