Jared Cannonier and Nassourdine Imavov are headlining in “Derby Metropolis.”
The UFC introduced Wednesday that Cannonier (17-6) and Imavov (13-4, 1 NC) are set for the principle occasion of UFC Louisville, which takes place at KFC Yum! Heart on June 8. MMA Mania was first to report the matchup.
Cannonier at the moment holds the No. 5 spot within the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, whereas Imavov sits at No. 11.
Wednesday’s announcement places the capper on a lineup that at the moment has 13 different bouts scheduled to happen.
Cannonier continues to work his approach again to a different shot on the UFC middleweight title. He has gained 4 of his previous 5 bouts, together with consecutive wins over Marvin Vettori and Sean Strickland. His lone loss throughout that stretch got here at UFC 276 to then-champion Israel Adesanya.
Imavov picked up a much-needed win in his most up-to-date outing at UFC Vegas 85, the place he gained a majority resolution over Roman Dolidze. The French standout owns a UFC file of 5-2 (1 NC).
See the up to date lineup for UFC Louisville under (bout order nonetheless to be finalized).
Jared Cannonier vs. Nassourdine Imavov
Dominick Reyes vs. Dustin Jacoby
Julian Marquez vs. Zachary Reese
Miguel Baeza vs. Punahele Soriano
Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Ricky Turcios
Charlie Radtke vs. Carlos Prates
Eduarda Moura vs. Denise Gomes
Brunno Ferreira vs. Dustin Stoltzfus
Andrea Lee vs. Montana De La Rosa
Rayanne dos Santos vs. Puja Tomar
John Castaneda vs. Daniel Marcos
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