As two rising welterweights currently riding two-fight win streaks, Bryan Battle and Ange Loosa will look to take the next step in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 88.
Battle (10-2, 5-1 in UFC) profiles as the betting favorite with an edge in experience and impressing fans with four finishes in the octagon since winning season 29 of The Ultimate Fighter. Since having his momentum halted by a short-notice loss to Rinat Fakhretdinov at UFC Vegas 66, Battle has put together consecutive wins over Gabe Green and AJ Fletcher.
As a product of the credentialed Kill Cliff FC team, Loosa (10-3, 2-1 in UFC) has won two straight since losing his promotional debut to Mounir Lazzez.