Edson
Barboza will lock horns with Billy
Quarantillo in a featherweight duel at a UFC event on April
15.
Quarantillo initially announced the pairing on his OnlyFans page.
The event does not currently have an official location or
headliner. Two other bouts were confirmed for the card on
Wednesday.
MMAFighting.com brought word of a featherweight tilt between
T.J.
Brown and Bill Algeo,
while
MMAjunkie.com first reported a light heavyweight showdown
between Dustin
Jacoby and Azamat
Murzakanov.
Barboza is 2-3 since transitioning to the featherweight division
from 155 pounds. The Brazilian is coming off back-to-back losses
against Giga
Chikadze and Bryce
Mitchell in his last two UFC appearances. Barboza also owns
wins over Shane
Burgos and Makwan
Amirkhani at 145 pounds.
Quarantillo, meanwhile, has been victorious in five of his seven
UFC bouts. Most recently, the Gracie Tampa South representative
defeated Alexander
Hernandez via second-round TKO at UFC 282.