A lightweight bout between Mairbek Taisumov and Evan Dunham is official for UFC 223.
The Las Vegas-based promotion confirmed the matchup to Newsday. UFC 223 takes place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., on April 7 and is headlined by a lightweight championship clash between interim titlist Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov. In the co-main event, Rose Namajunas will defend her strawweight crown in a rematch against Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
Taisumov has compiled an impressive five-fight winning streak in the Octagon, with all of those triumphs coming by knockout or technical knockout.