A pivotal bantamweight showdown between Jimmie Rivera and Marlon Moraes will headline the UFC’s Fight Night event in Utica, N.Y., on June 1.
The promotion confirmed the pairing on Wednesday. UFC Fight Night takes place at the Adirondack Bank Center and will be televised on Fox Sports 1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.
Rivera enters the matchup on a 20-fight winning streak that includes five triumphs in the Octagon. The Team Tiger Schulmann representative competed just once in 2017, taking a three-round verdict over Thomas Almeida at UFC on Fox 25.