A heavyweight battle is the latest addition to the UFC event Feb. 19 in Las Vegas.
France’s Alan Baudot and New England’s Parker Porter are set to square off at UFC Fight Night 201, which takes place at the UFC Apex.
Two people with knowledge of the booking recently informed MMA Junkie of the matchup but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
Baudot (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) is a training partner of former UFC interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane, under head coach Fernand Lopez, of Factory X. He debuted in October 2020 when he was finished by Tom Aspinall. He returned to face Rodrigo Nascimento in July 2021 and suffered another TKO loss. However, Nascimento later tested positive for banned substance ritalinic acid, so the result was subsequently overturned to a “no contest” by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC).
As for Porter (12-6 MMA, 2-1 UFC), the Connecticut-born behemoth has won back-to-back fights. Following a promotional debut loss to Chris Daukaus in August 2020, Porter rebounded with consecutive unanimous decision wins over Josh Parisian and Chase Sherman.
With the addition, the UFC Fight Night 201 lineup includes:
- Rafael dos Anjos vs. Rafael Fiziev
- Kyle Daukaus vs. Julian Marquez
- Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Stephanie Egger
- Chad Anheliger vs. Jesse Strader
- Jim Miller vs. Nikolas Motta
- Austin Lingo vs. Jonathan Pearce
- Mario Bautista vs. Khalid Taha
- Chas Skelly vs. Mark Striegl
- Ilir Latifi vs. Alexandr Romanov
- Diana Belbita vs. Gloria de Paula
- Jamahal Hill vs. Johnny Walker
- Joaquin Buckley vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan
- Alan Baudot vs. Parker Porter
