The UFC debut of Ihor Potieria will come on a big stage, as he will face Nick Negumereanu at the promotion’s March 5th pay-per-view event. The bout was confirmed Wednesday by Nolan King of MMA Junkie.
The fight joins UFC 272, which is set to happen at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Poiteria secured a UFC contract in September, stopping Lukasz Sudolski within a round on the TV show “Dana White’s Contender Series.” The victory continued an impressive winning streak that he has kept intact for most of his more than 20-fight pro career.
Negumereanu will be returning after a successful 2021. He scored his first UFC victory in June 2021, fighting to a split decision win over Aleksa Camur. He followed that up with a finish win over Ike Villanueva later in the year.
UFC 272 is currently set to be headlined by welterweight fighters Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal. Here is the updated card:
Bout 10: Colby Covington (16-3) vs. Jorge Masvidal (35-15) (Welterweight)
Bout 9: Edson Barboza (22-10) vs. Bryce Mitchell (14-0) (Featherweight)
Bout 8: Jessica Eye (15-1) vs. Manon Fiorot (8-1) (Flyweight)
Bout 7: Maryna Moroz (10-3) vs. Mariya Agapova (10-2) (Flyweight)
Bout 6: Dustin Jacoby (16-5-1) vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (16-4) (Light Heavyweight)
Bout 5: Tim Elliott (17-12-1) vs. Tagir Ulanbekov (13-1) (Flyweight)
Bout 4: Marina Rodriguez (15-1-2) vs. Yan Xiaonan (13-2) (Strawweight)
Bout 3: Kevin Holland (21-7) vs. Alex Oliveira (22-11-1) (Welterweight)
Bout 2: Serghei Spivac (13-3) vs. Greg Hardy (7-4) (Heavyweight)
Bout 1: Nick Negumereanu (11-1) vs. Ihor Potieria (20-2) (Light Heavyweight)
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