Two more bouts have been added to the UFC
Vegas 106 lineup, as Sodiq
Yusuff wil meet Mairon
Santos at lightweight, while Julian
Erosa will take on Melquizael
Costa at featherweight.
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MMAFighting.com was first to confirm Yusuff vs.
Santos, while Ag.Fight initially brought word of Erosa vs.
Costa. UFC Vegas 106 — also known as UFC Fight Night — takes place
on May 17 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a
welterweight tilt pitting Gilbert
Burns against Michael
Morales.
Yusuff will be making the move to 155 pounds on the heels of
back-to-back losses against Edson
Barboza and Diego Lopes
at featherweight. Prior to that, Yusuff had been victorious in six
of his first seven Octagon appearances.
Santos, meanwhile, has won 15 of his first 16 professional outings
— including two victories in UFC competition. The 24-year-old
Brazilian debuted in the Octagon with a second-round KO of Kaan Ofli at
UFC on ESPN 62 before taking a split verdict over Francis
Marshall at UFC 313 this past March.
Erosa is in the midst of a three-fight finishing streak — all
inside of a round. Most recently, “Juicy J” defeated Darren
Elkins via first-round TKO at UFC 314 on April 12. He also owns
guillotine choke finishes of Christian
Rodriguez and Ricardo
Ramos during his current run.
Costa has also won three straight contests within the Las
Vegas-based promotion. In his last outing, the 28-year-old
Brazilian took a three-round verdict against Rodriguez at UFC on
ESPN 64.