One of many hardest veterans in MMA will give a rising expertise the prospect to show himself at UFC 313 when King Inexperienced takes on Mauricio Ruffy.
Inexperienced and Ruffy have agreed to fulfill on the March 8 pay-per-view occasion from T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas. Two individuals with data of the scenario knowledgeable MMA Junkie of the reserving Monday night time following an preliminary report from MMA Mania. The individuals requested anonymity for the reason that UFC has but to make an announcement.
Inexperienced (32-16-1 MMA, 13-11-1 UFC) tangled with a rising star in his most up-to-date bout final yr. In July, Inexperienced was submitted by Paddy Pimblett within the first spherical of their light-weight bout at UFC 304. Inexperienced, 38, has misplaced two of his previous three bouts.
Ruffy (11-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) can be making simply his third UFC look since incomes a contract by way of Dana White’s Contender Sequence in October 2023. Ruffy, 28, beat Jamie Mullarkey with a flying knee and punches in his UFC debut and most lately claimed a unanimous determination in opposition to James Llontop final November.
With the addition, right here is the up to date UFC 313 lineup:
- Champ Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev – for gentle heavyweight title
- Justin Gaethje vs. Dan Hooker
- Iasmin Lucindo vs. Amanda Lemos
- Bruno Silva vs. Joshua Van
- Brunno Ferreira vs. Armen Petrosyan
- Chris Gutierrez vs. Jean Matsumoto
- Francis Marshall vs. Mairon Santos
- Carlos Leal vs. Alex Morono
- Ozzy Diaz vs. Djorden Santos
- Jhonata Diniz vs. Vitor Petrino
- King Inexperienced vs. Mauricio Ruffy
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