A bantamweight bout is in the works for the UFC’s return to Fight Island.
Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a fight between Danaa Batgerel and Kyler Phillips is being targeted for the UFC’s event on Oct. 3. The fight card is scheduled to take place during the promotion’s five-event slate in Abu Dhabi.
Batgerel is coming off of his first promotional win at UFC 248, a first-round knockout of Guido Cannetti. The Mongolian fighter lost a unanimous decision in his octagon debut to Heili Alateng at UFC Shenzen in October 2019 which snapped a three-fight winning streak.