A middleweight matchup is the latest addition to UFC Fight Night on Jan. 20.
Dalcha Lungiambula (10-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) will face Isi Fitikefu (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi.
A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie on Tuesday but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. MMA Island was the first to report the news.
Lungiambula, a former EFC two-weight champion, has split his first two UFC appearances. After stopping Dequan Townsend in his promotional debut in June 2019, he suffered a knockout loss to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC on ESPN+ 21. He was scheduled to face Karl Roberson next but saw multiple bookings scrapped after Roberson tested positive for COVID-19.
Fitikefu, a training partner of former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker, is undefeated in his pro MMA career. He weighed in as a reserve for the Ankalaev vs. Ion Cutelaba fight at UFC 254 in October but didn’t end up competing as both fighters made weight.
With the addition, the UFC Fight Night lineup for Jan. 20 includes:
- Leon Edwards vs. TBD
- Michael Chiesa vs. Neil Magny
- Viviane Araujo vs. Roxanne Modafferi
- Tyson Nam vs. Matt Schnell
- Francisco Figueredo vs. Jerome Rivera
- Dean Barry vs. Mike Jackson
- Pedro Munhoz vs. Jimmie Rivera
- Matt Brown vs. Carlos Condit
- Zarrukh Adashev vs. Jeffrey Molina
- Lerone Murphy vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade
- Vinicius Moreira vs. Ike Villanueva
- Manon Fiorot v. Victoria Leonardo
- Mike Davis vs. Mason Jones
- Isi Fitikefu vs. Dalcha Lungiambula