[autotag]Marcos Rogério[/autotag] says he has his next fight scheduled and that it will be between “two titans”.
Rogério (22-9-1 MMA, 11-7 UFC) posted on Instagram on Friday that he is signed up to fight [autotag]Kennedy Nzechukwu[/autotag] (12-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) in a heavyweight bout at UFC 308 (pay-per-view/ESPN/ESPN+), which takes place on October 26th at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
A person with knowledge of the card confirmed to MMA Junkie that Nzechukwu, who has been light heavyweight in all but two of his career fights, will move up to heavyweight for the fight. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the UFC has not formally announced the matchup.
“Get ready for an epic night at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi! On October 26th, two titans will face each other in the octagon! I’m ready to give my all and bring another victory! Rogério posted.
In February, Rogério found himself in a unique position. When Justin Tafa had to pull out of the fight midweek, Tafa’s brother Junior stepped up to accept the fight on short notice. Rogério dispatched him with a technical knockout in the second round after a series of leg kicks.
It put the Brazilian back on the positive side after a 33-second knockout loss to Derrick Lewis at UFC 291, when Lewis opened with a leaping knee. Even so, Rogério won five of his last seven fights.
Nzechukwu will be looking to get back into the win column after back-to-back losses. A year ago, he was knocked out in 82 seconds by Dustin Jacoby and went on a three-fight winning streak. He tried to bounce back in March, but lost a split decision to former interim light heavyweight title challenger Ovince Saint Preux.
With the addition, the UFC 308 lineup now includes:
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Ciryl Gane x Alexander Volkov
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Rinat Fakhretdinov x Nursulton Ruziboev
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Dan Ige x Lerone Murphy
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Kennedy Nzechukwu x Marcos Rogério
This article was originally published on MMA Junkie: Marcos Rogerio says he reserved a yellow card for Kennedy Nzechukwu for UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi
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