The primary occasion bout has been set for UFC Battle Night time on Saturday, April 6 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, pitting Marvin Vettori in opposition to Brendan Allen. The pair squares off within the scheduled for 5 rounds contest at middleweight.
No. 5 Marvin Vettori (19-7-1) was in motion final June, when he dropped a unanimous determination in opposition to Jared Cannonier. In March 2023, the 30-year-old earned a UD in opposition to Roman Dolidze. The native of Mezzocorona, Italy challenged former champion Israel Adesanya for his UFC 185-pound title in June 2021, however suffered the defeat additionally by unanimous determination.
No. 8 Brendan Allen (23-5) is using a six-fight successful streak, which incorporates three straight victories by way of rear-naked choke in 2023, and 4 general. In his earlier outing final November, the 28-year-old native of Beaufort, South Carolina submitted Paul Craig within the third spherical, after equally defeating Bruno Silva within the first spherical in June and Andre Muniz within the third spherical in February.
The promotion made the announcement at this time by way of X. Different bouts featured on the cardboard are anticipated to be introduced shortly.
In Australia, UFC Battle Night time: Vettori vs Allen airs reside on Sunday, April 7.
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