IliaTopuria has returned to the cage in a new weight category.
MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Damon Marting confirmed with sources with knowledge of the matchup that Topuria (11-0) will fight Jai Herbert (11-3) in a lightweight bout at the March 19 UFC London event. This will be Topuria’s first UFC appearance at 155 pounds.
The bout was first reported by Eurosport.
Topuria has changed divisions after he had to pull out of a Jan. featherweight fight against Movsar Evloev UFC 270 because of weight cuts. He has won all of his UFC appearances at 145 weights.
Herbert, a former Cage Warriors, lightweight champion, scored his first UFC win and snapped a two-fight skid in his most recent appearance at UFC Vegas 41 this past October. He needed less than three minutes to put Khama Worthy away with strikes, a finish that improved his UFC record to 1-2. The Black Country Banger hails originally from England.
UFC London’s headline bout will feature a heavyweight fight between Alexander Volkov (and Tom Aspinall).
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