“The Leech” meets “The Body Snatcher” this December.
MMA Fighting confirmed with people with knowledge of the matchup that a welterweight bout between Li Jingliang (17-6) and Dwight Grant (10-3) is being negotiated for UFC 256 on Dec. 12 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
This will be Li’s first fight since March, when he lost a unanimous decision to Neil Magny at UFC 248. The loss snapped a three-fight winning streak for the 32-year-old fighter, who scored third-round knockouts of Elizeu Zaleski and David Zawada during that stretch.