Brian Kelleher will square off against Saidyokub Kakhramonov in a bantamweight scrap at an Ultimate Fighting Championship event on Jan. 15.
MMA DNA was first to report the booking. The card does not have an official location or headliner at this time.
Kelleher went 1-1 in 2020, dropping a unanimous verdict against Ricky Simon at UFC 258 before outpointing Domingo Pilarte at UFC on ESPN 29. The 35-year-old known as “Boom” is 7-5 during his Octagon tenure and 23-12 as a professional overall.
A former Cage Fury Fighting Championships bantamweight title holder, Kakhramonov submitted Trevin Jones in his promotional debut at UFC on ESPN 29 on Aug.