A pair of welterweights will look to rebound on Nov. 14.
Alex Morono (17-6-1 MMA, 6-3-1 UFC) will face Rhys McKee (10-3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in an event which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Multiple people with knowledge of the situation recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
Morono is coming off an upset knockout loss to newcomer Khaos Williams at UFC 247 in February. Prior to that, he picked up consecutive wins over Song Kenan, Zak Ottow and Max Griffin.
McKee saw his three-fight winning streak snapped in his promotional debut, when he was stopped by the highly touted Khamzat Chimaev at UFC on ESPN 14 in July. All 10 of his professional wins have come via finish.
With the addition, the Nov. 14 lineup includes:
- Louis Smolka vs. Jose Quinonez
- Kanako Murata vs. Livinha Souza
- Kay Hansen vs. Cory McKenna
- Julian Marquez vs. Saparbek Safarov
- Miranda Granger vs. Ashley Yoder
- Gabriel Benitez vs. Justin Jaynes
- Antonio Arroyo vs. Andreas Michailidis
- Zarrukh Adashev vs. Jeff Molina
- Don’Tale Mayes vs. Roque Martinez
- Rhys McKee vs. Alex Morono
