A light heavyweight matchup between Ion Cutelaba vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu had been added to the lineup for UFC Fight Night 215 in November.
MMA Junkie verified with multiple people close to the situation that Cutelaba (16-8-1 MMA, 5-7-1 UFC) and Nzechukwu (10-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) have agreed to the fight. The people requested anonymity because the organization has yet to make an official announcement.
The UFC Fight Night 215 event takes place Nov. 19 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The entire event streams on ESPN+.
Cutelaba, 28, will attempt to avoid a three-fight losing skid for the first time in his career. He’s coming off a first-round submission defeat against Johnny Walker at UFC 279 in September, and has earned just one victory in his past six fights overall dating back to February 2020.
Nzechukwu, 30, meanwhile, comes in with some momentum after winning four of his past six fights. The Fortis MMA product is coming off a third-round TKO of Karl Roberson at UFC on ESPN 39 in July, and has earned all but one of his octagon victories by knockout.
The latest UFC Fight Night 215 lineup now includes:
- Derrick Lewis vs. Serghei Spivac
- Tereza Bleda vs. Natalia Silva
- Kevin Natividad vs. Ricky Turcios
- Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Maria Oliveira
- Andre Fialho vs. Muslim Salikhov
- Kyler Phillips vs. Jack Shore
- Cody Brundage vs. Rodolfo Vieira
- Charles Johnson vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov
- Jennifer Maia vs. Maryna Moroz
- Fernie Garcia vs. Brady Hiestand
- Jose Johnson vs. Vince Morales
- William Knight vs. Marcin Prachnio
- Jack Della Maddalena vs. Danny Roberts
- Ion Cutelaba vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
