Two veteran welterweights will collide at the first UFC Apex card in April.
“TUF 11” winner [autotag]Court McGee[/autotag] and [autotag]Alex Morono[/autotag] will fight at an upcoming UFC Fight Night event on April 6 in Las Vegas, the promotion announced Thursday.
McGee (21-12 MMA, 10-11 UFC) has had a rough go in his most recent pair of outings. Following unanimous decision victories over Claudio Silva and Ramiz Brahimaj, McGee was knocked out violently in back-to-back outings vs. Jeremiah Wells and Matt Brown.
Morono (23-9 MMA, 12-6 UFC) aims to bounce back from a unanimous decision loss to Joaquin Buckley in October. He’s 5-2 in his most recent seven, but also 1-2 in his most recent three.
With the addition, the UFC Fight Night lineup for April 6 includes:
- Marvin Vettori vs. Brendan Allen
- Alexander Hernandez vs. Damon Jackson
- Germaine de Randamie vs. Norma Dumont
- Cesar Almeida vs. Josh Fremd
- Court McGee vs. Alex Morono
- Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Christos Giagos
- Nora Cornolle vs. Melissa Mullins
- Lukasz Brzeski vs. Valter Walker
- Cynthia Calvillo vs. Piera Rodriguez
- Heili Alateng vs. Victor Hugo
- Dan Argueta vs. Jean Matsumoto
- Charlie Campbell vs. Trevor Peek
- Jose Johnson vs. Luis Rocha
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for the UFC Fight Night event on April 6.