Li Jingliang is again.
Jingliang (19-7 MMA, 11-5 UFC) meets Carlos Prates (19-6 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in a welterweight bout at UFC 305 Aug. 17 at RAC Area in Perth (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+).
An individual with data of the state of affairs confirmed the reserving to MMA Junkie following an preliminary report from UFC Weibo. The particular person requested anonymity as a result of the promotion has but to make an official announcement.
Jingliang, 36, hasn’t competed since a break up resolution loss to Daniel Rodriguez at UFC 279 in September 2022. He was scheduled to face Tony Ferguson on that card, however a last-second change up resulted in a 180-pound catchweight bout vs. Rodriguez. Previous to that, he scored a Efficiency of the Evening TKO of Muslim Salikhov.
After incomes a contract on Dana White’s Contender Sequence, Prates, 30, knocked out Trevin Giles in February and Charlie Radtke in June. He referred to as for a combat at UFC 305 in Perth the place his daughter lives, and the Brazilian will get his want. Prates is on a nine-fight successful streak, with eight straight finishes.
The most recent UFC 305 lineup now consists of:
- Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya – for middleweight title
- Steve Erceg vs. Kai Kara-France
- Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Tai Tuivasa
- Li Jingliang vs. Carlos Prates
- Justin Tafa vs. Valter Walker
- Josh Culibao vs. Ricardo Ramos
- Tereza Bleda vs. Casey O’Neill
- Jack Jenkins vs. Gavin Tucker
- Tom Nolan vs. Alex Reyes
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC 305.
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