At UFC 247, two bantamweight fighters will aim to pick up their first promotional victories in their sophomore outings.
Dana White’s Contender Series signee [autotag]Domingo Pilarte[/autotag] returns to action to take on [autotag]Journey Newson[/autotag] on Feb. 8. ESPN was first to report the news Thursday. The booking was later confirmed by Newson (7-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) on Instagram.
UFC 247 takes place at Toyota Center in Houston. The main card airs on pay-per-view, following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+
While Pilarte (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) punched his ticket to the UFC in July 2018, an injury prevented the “Son of Fire” from debuting until July 2019. At UFC on ESPN 4, Pilarte dropped a split decision to Felipe Colares.
As for Newson, the 30-year-old bantamweight made his promotional debut on short notice. At UFC on ESPN 3 in June, Newson lost an unanimous decision to Ricardo Ramos.
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With the addition, the UFC 247 lineup includes:
- Champ Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes – for light heavyweight title
- Champ Valentina Shevchenko vs. Katlyn Chookagian – for women’s flyweight title
- Ilir Latifi vs. Derrick Lewis
- Mirsad Bektic vs. Dan Ige
- Andrea Lee vs. Lauren Murphy
- Juan Adams vs. Justin Tafa
- Dhiego Lima vs. Alex Morono
- Jimmie Rivera vs. Marlon Vera
- Mario Bautista vs. Miles Johns
- Antonio Arroyo vs. Trevin Giles
- Journey Newson vs. Domingo Pilarte
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