The UFC’s annual Worldwide Battle Week card is now official.
On Friday, the promotion introduced two new bouts for UFC 317, which is about for June 28 at T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas.
Among the many new contests, a welterweight matchup between longtime veteran Niko Worth and knockout artist Jacobe Smith. EuroSport was first to report the matchup.
The 29-year-old Smith makes his second octagon look after incomes a contract on Dana White’s Contender Sequence this previous October. In his UFC debut, Smith destroyed Preston Parsons through first-round knockout.
Worth has had a troublesome run with simply two wins in his previous 9 outings. “The Hybrid” makes his first 2025 look following a choice loss to Themba Gorimbo in October.
Additionally added is a middleweight tilt, as Sedriques Dumas faces promotional newcomer, and undefeated Jackson McVey — who has a 100% end price over a six-fight professional run for LFA and Shamrock FC. The bout was first reported by Octagon Replace.
The cardboard additionally now not contains the middleweight bout between Paulo Costa and Roman Kopylov. MMA Combating confirmed with a number of individuals with information of the promotion’s plans that the struggle is being focused for UFC 318 subsequent month in New Orleans.
With Costa vs. Kopylov off, the bantamweight contest between Payton Talbott and Felipe Lima is now slated to kick off the principle card.
UFC 317 is headlined by a vacant light-weight title struggle between Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira, whereas Alexandre Pantoja defends the flyweight title in opposition to Kai Kara-France.
Take a look at the total up to date UFC 317 lineup under.
Most important Card (ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET)
Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira
Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Kara-France
Brandon Royval vs. Joshua Van
Beneil Dariush vs. Renato Moicano
Payton Talbott vs. Felipe Lima
Preliminary Card (bout order TBD)
Jack Hermansson vs. Gregory Rodrigues
Hyder Amil vs. Jose Delgado
Viviane Araujo vs. Tracy Cortez
Terrance McKinney vs. Viacheslav Borshchev
Sedriques Dumas vs. Jackson McVey
Jhonata Diniz vs. Alvin Hines
Niko Worth vs. Jacobe Smith
