A matchup of flyweights has been added to the first Ultimate
Fighting Championship pay-per-view card of 2024.
Malcolm
Gordon (14-7) is set to trade hands against Jimmy Flick
(16-7) at UFC Fight
Night 297, which will go down on Jan. 20. in Toronto. Flick
broke the
news while cutting a promo during an MMA event in Oklahoma.
Flick made his UFC debut in December 2020, pulling off a
first-round submission win over Cody
Durden. “The Brick” announced his retirement from the sport
just four months later, only to return to the United States
Anti-Doping Agency testing pool the following year. Flick commenced
his second Octagon stint earlier this year, suffering a first-round
technical knockout loss against Charles
Johnson in January. The Oklahoma native went on to record
another stoppage loss against Alessandro
Costa in June and will be looking to get back in the win column
against Gordon.
Meanwhile, Gordon has gone back and forth in his UFC career,
starting his journey with consecutive losses before bouncing back
with back-to-back wins. “X” is currently on a two-fight skid, both
incurred via stoppage against Muhammad
Mokaev and Jake
Hadley.