A featherweight fight is the latest addition to UFC on ESPN+ 31.
Billy Quarantillo and Gavin Tucker will square off at the April 25 event. Two people with knowledge of the situation informed MMA Junkie of the booking, but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
Quarantillo (13-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) returns for his sophomore promotional appearance after a dominant UFC debut in December. Against short-notice replacement Jacob Kilburn won by second-round submission. Prior to that, Quarantillo earned a contract on Dana White’s Contender Series in July.
As for Tucker (11-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), the Canadian fighter most recently competed in September at UFC 240. In his first fight in two years, Tucker picked apart Seung Woo Choi en route to a third-round submission victory.
UFC on ESPN+ 31 takes place April 25 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb. The event will stream on ESPN+.
The current UFC Lincoln lineup includes:
- Anthony Smith vs. Glover Teixeira
- Shamil Gamzatov vs. Ovince Saint Preux
- Cynthia Calvillo vs. Antonina Shevchenko
- Evan Dunham vs. Michael Johnson
- Anthony Rocco Martin vs. David Zawada
- Zak Cummings vs. Andrew Sanchez
- Ariane Carnelossi vs. Mackenzie Dern
- Christos Giagos vs. Alan Patrick
- Matt Frevola vs. Roosevelt Roberts
- Gavin Tucker vs. Billy Quarantillo
