Mauricio Ruffy has one other opponent locked for UFC 309 after the withdrawal of Charlie Campbell.
Stepping in on quick discover is Peru’s James Llontop, a Dana White’s Contender Collection alum who’s in the hunt for his first UFC victory. The light-weight conflict is penciled in to be the featured prelim Nov. 16 at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York.
Two folks with data of the matchup just lately confirmed the change to MMA Junkie however requested to stay nameless because the promotion has but to make an official announcement. Te La Canté MMA first reported the brand new matchup Tuesday.
Ruffy (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has struggled to search out and hold opponents since a scintillating promotional debut knockout of Jamie Mullarkey in February. He was focused for fights at UFC 303 and UFC 307 previous to his ultimate arrival at UFC 309.
Llontop (14-4 MMA, 2-0 UFC) entered the UFC on a 12-fight successful streak, which was snapped when he was submitted by Chris Padilla in April. Llontop returned in August and misplaced a cut up choice to Viacheslav Borshchev.
Try the complete UFC 309 lineup beneath:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champion Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic – for heavyweight title
- Michael Chandler vs. Charles Oliveira – five-round bout
- Viviane Aruajo vs. Karine Silva
- Paul Craig vs. Bo Nickal
- Eryk Anders vs. Chris Weidman
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews, 8 p.m. ET)
- Mauricio Ruffy vs. James Llontop
- Nikita Krylov vs. Azamat Murzakanov
- Jonathan Martinez vs. Marcus McGhee
- Damon Jackson vs. Jim Miller
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD
- Lucas Almeida vs. David Onama
- Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Mickey Gall
- Oban Elliott vs. Bassil Hafez
- Veronica Hardy vs. Eduarda Moura
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC 309.
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