An enormous-time featherweight matchup is within the works.
Ranked contenders Bryce Mitchell and Movsar Evloev have agreed to fulfill on the UFC Battle Night time occasion on Nov. 5. Contracts have but to be signed however the matchup is predicted. MMA Preventing confirmed the information Thursday following an preliminary report by David Van Auken.
Mitchell is currently ranked as MMA Preventing’s No. 13 featherweight on this planet, whereas Evloev is sitting two spots above at No. 11.
Mitchell (15-0) has been good to this point in his UFC run. The 27-year-old holds a 6-0 file within the promotion since his debut on The Final Fighter 27. In March, he picked up his greatest win but with a dominant resolution over Edson Barboza.
Evloev (16-0), likewise, has received all six of his UFC appearances, a run capped off by choices over Hakeem Dawodu and Dan Ige.
MMA Preventing’s Mike Heck contributed to this report.