Two veteran welterweights will collide at the first UFC Apex card in April.
“TUF 11” winner Court McGee and Alex Morono will fight at an upcoming UFC Fight Night event on April 6 in Las Vegas, the promotion announced Thursday.
McGee (21-12 MMA, 10-11 UFC) has had a rough go in his most recent pair of outings. Following unanimous decision victories over Claudio Silva and Ramiz Brahimaj, McGee was knocked out violently in back-to-back outings vs. Jeremiah Wells and Matt Brown.
Morono (23-9 MMA, 12-6 UFC) aims to bounce back from a unanimous decision loss to Joaquin Buckley in October. He’s 5-2 in his most recent seven, but also 1-2 in his most recent three.
With the addition, the UFC Fight Night lineup for April 6 includes:
- Marvin Vettori vs. Brendan Allen
- Alexander Hernandez vs. Damon Jackson
- Germaine de Randamie vs. Norma Dumont
- Cesar Almeida vs. Josh Fremd
- Court McGee vs. Alex Morono
- Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Christos Giagos
- Nora Cornolle vs. Melissa Mullins
- Lukasz Brzeski vs. Valter Walker
- Cynthia Calvillo vs. Piera Rodriguez
- Heili Alateng vs. Victor Hugo
- Dan Argueta vs. Jean Matsumoto
- Charlie Campbell vs. Trevor Peek
- Jose Johnson vs. Luis Rocha
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for the UFC Fight Night event on April 6.
