A bantamweight fight is the latest addition to the UFC’s return to Southern California later this summer.
Brandon Davis (10-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) will take on Kyung Ho Kang (15-8-1 MMA, 4-2-1 UFC) at UFC 241, a person with knowledge of the booking told MMA Junkie on Friday. The person asked to remain anonymous since the UFC has not yet made an official announcement.
UFC 241 takes place Aug. 17 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
Davis made his bantamweight debut in his most recent outing and picked up a second-round submission win over promotional newcomer Randy Costa. He will look to notch back-to-back wins for the first time in his UFC tenure when he takes on South Korea’s Kang.
Kang had his three-fight winning streak snapped by Ricardo Ramos at UFC 227 in August 2018. But he rebounded with a first-round submission finish of Teruto Ishihara in February at UFC 234.
With the addition, the latest UFC 241 lineup now includes:
- Champ Daniel Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic – for heavyweight title
- Nate Diaz vs. Anthony Pettis
- Paulo Costa vs. Yoel Romero
- Raphael Assuncao vs. Cory Sandhagen
- Derek Brunson vs. Ian Heinisch
- Gabriel Benitez vs. Sodiq Yusuff
- Poliana Botelho vs. Maryna Moroz
- Shana Dobson vs. Sabina Mazo
- John Makdessi vs. Devonte Smith
- Brandon Davis vs. Kyung Ho Kang
For more on UFC 241, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.
