If Chidi Njokuani wants to make meaningful headway in the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight division, now seems like as good of a time as any.
The 36-year-old muay thai stylist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt will lock horns with Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos in the UFC Fight Night 254 co-main event on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Njokuani steps back into the spotlight on the heels of back-to-back victories. He last appeared at UFC Fight Night 244, where he outstruck Jared Gooden to a unanimous decision in their three-round encounter on Oct.