Doo Ho Choi is back.
Choi will return from a layoff of more than three years to face Kyle Nelson at UFC Fight Night 218 on Feb. 4 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, promotion officials announced Tuesday. The AllStar first reported the news.
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After three first-round finishes to kick off his octagon tenure, Choi (14-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has dropped three straight – including a war with Cub Swanson that was inducted into the UFC’s Hall of Fame earlier this year. The 31-year-old South Korean fighter hasn’t competed since a TKO loss to Charles Jourdain in December 2019.
Nelson (13-5 MMA, 1-4 UFC) also will look to snap a skid after back-to-back losses to Billy Quarantillo and Jai Herbert. In five UFC appearances, the Canadian’s lone win came in a first-round TKO over Marco Polo Reyes in September 2019.
With the addition, the UFC Fight Night 218 lineup includes:
- Derrick Lewis vs. Serghei Spivac
- Devin Clark vs. Da Un Jung
- Mandy Bohm vs. Ji Yeon Kim
- Adam Fugitt vs. Yusaku Kinoshita
- Jesus Santos Aguilar vs. Tatsuro Taira
- Loma Lookboonmee vs. Elise Reed
- Denis Tiuliulin vs. Jun Yong Park
- Doo Ho Choi vs. Kyle Nelson
