[autotag]Terrance McKinney[/autotag] will look to snap [autotag]Ismael Bonfim[/autotag]’s winning streak in enemy territory.
McKinney (13-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) meets Bonfim (18-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) on Jan. 21 at UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro.
A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie following McKinney’s social media announcement on Monday (via Twitter):
Fight news 🔥🔥 See you guys in January!! pic.twitter.com/p6EpvOzhcE
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) October 31, 2022
McKinney continued his impressive first-round finish streak when he submitted Erick Gonzalez at UFC on ESPN 40 in August. The 28-year-old has won six of his past seven, with his lone loss in that stretch coming to veteran Drew Dober.
Winner of his past 12 in a row, Bonfim punched his ticket to the UFC by defeating Nariman Abbasov at Dana White’s Contender Series 53 in September. He will join his brother Gabriel on the card, who takes on Mounir Lazzez.
With the addition, the UFC 283 lineup includes:
- Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno – for flyweight title
- Jessica Andrade vs. Lauren Murphy
- Gabriel Bonfim vs. Mounir Lazzez
- Zarah Fairn vs. Josiane Nunes
- Gregory Rodrigues vs. Brad Tavares
- Ihor Potieria vs. Mauricio Rua
- Paul Craig vs. Johnny Walker
- Ismael Bonfim vs. Terrance McKinney
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