UFC 317: Knockout artist Terrance McKinney books opponent for Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira card

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Terrance McKinney continues to roll in 2015.

The light-weight knockout artist introduced Monday he’s set to struggle Viacheslav Borshchev (8-5-1) at UFC 317, which takes place at T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas on June 28. MMA Combating’s Mike Heck confirmed the bout with sources with information of the matchup.

Watch McKinney’s video announcement beneath.

“Christmas got here early,” McKinney wrote in an accompanying caption. “See [you] guys Worldwide Combat Week.”

McKinney (16-7) has earned a status as one of many UFC’s most enjoyable fighters regardless of combined outcomes contained in the octagon. He’s 6-4 as a UFC fighter and has by no means gone to a call in his profession, with a number of of his bouts ending in underneath half a spherical. In his most up-to-date outing this previous February, “T, Wrecks” wanted barely two minutes to attain a knockout of Damir Hadzovic.

Borshchev (8-5-1) isn’t any stranger to thrilling the followers. In eight UFC appearances, “Slava Claus” has earned three post-fight bonuses, together with a Combat of the Night time for an exciting three-round battle with Nazim Sadykhov that resulted in a majority draw. He’s coming off of a loss to Tom Nolan this previous February and is simply 1-2-1 in his previous 4 appearances.

UFC 317 is headlined by a vacant light-weight title bout between the undefeated Ilia Topuria and former champion Charles Oliveira. Within the co-main occasion, flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja goes for his fourth straight title protection when he takes on Australia’s Kai Kara-France.

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