A pair of heavyweights are set to square off on Feb. 8 in Houston.
Juan Adams announced on a recent episode of the “Beyond The Cage” podcast that he will take on Justin Tafa at the UFC event targeted for Toyota Center.
After earning a contract on Dana White’s Contender Series, Adams (5-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) picked up a finish over Chris de la Rocha in his UFC debut, but since then has dropped two in a row to Arjan Bhullar and most recently Greg Hardy in July.
Australia’s Tafa (3-1 UFC, 0-1 UFC), a protege of former UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt, suffered a first-round knockout loss in his UFC debut against Yorgan De Castro last month at UFC 243.
The current lineup for the UFC’s Feb. 8 event in Houston includes:
- Mirsad Bektic vs. Dan Ige
- Ovince Saint Preux vs. Ryan Spann
- Andrea Lee vs. Lauren Murphy
- Ilir Latifi vs. Derrick Lewis
- Juan Adams vs. Justin Tafa
