UFC books Carlston Harris vs. Khaos Williams for Las Vegas

UFC welterweights Khaos Williams and Carlston Harris will collide at the Apex in May, multiple sources say.

UFC welterweights [autotag]Carlston Harris[/autotag] and [autotag]Khaos Williams[/autotag] are aligned for a fight.

At the UFC Fight Night event scheduled for May 18 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Harris (19-5 MMA, 4-1 UFC) and Williams (14-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) will collide in a three-round bout.

Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

Harris, 36, has won back-to-back fights, including a come-from-behind submission win over Jeremiah Wells in August.

Williams, 30, has won three of his last four outings. He most recently competed in May, when he defeated Rolando Bedoya by split decision.

With the addition, the UFC Fight Night lineup for May 18 includes:

  • Edson Barboza vs. Lerone Murphy
  • Angela Hill vs. Luana Pinheiro
  • Warlley Alves vs. Abus Magomedov
  • Tim Elliott vs. Tatsuro Taira
  • Vinicius Salvador vs. Adrian Yanez
  • Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Emily Ducote
  • Hailey Cowan vs. Tamires Vidal
  • Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Themba Gorimbo
  • Victor Martinez vs. Tom Nolan
  • Carlston Harris vs. Khaos Williams