A bantamweight meeting between Daniel
Marcos and Qileng Aori
has been added to the
Ultimate Fighting Championship’s Feb. 10
UFC Fight Night event in Las Vegas. The booking was first
reported by MMA Junkie on Thursday.
Marcos (15-0) was initially booked to face Carlos Vera
(11-3) at
UFC Fight Night 233. However, the last-minute catchweight
booking was scrapped due to visa issues faced by the undefeated
Peruvian.
A
Dana White’s Contender Series 2022 contract winner, Marcos has
managed to maintain his spotless record with back-to-back wins
inside the Octagon. Following a Round 2 knockout victory against
Saimon
Oliveira in his Octagon debut at UFC 283, the 30-year-old went
on to secure a split-decision win against Davey Grant
in July.
Meanwhile, Aori (25-11) currently sports a promotional record of
3-3, most recently securing a unanimous decision win against
Johnny
Munoz Jr. at UFC Fight Night 229 in October. Before this, the
Fight Ready product suffered the first knockout loss of his
professional mixed martial arts career in a meeting with Canada’s
Aimann Zahabi at UFC 289.
The Feb. 10 UFC Fight Night event will be headlined by a
middleweight meeting between Jack
Hermansson and surging contender Joseph
Pyfer. Additionally, Dan Ige will
face Lerone
Murphy in a featherweight clash.