Raoni Barcelos will get to compete before the end of the year after all.
With Trevin Jones out, Barcelos (16-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) faces newcomer Victor Henry (21-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 199, which takes place Dec. 18 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
Barcelos is coming off a majority decision loss to Timur Valiev at UFC Fight Night 190 in June. Prior to that, the Brazilian was on a nine-fight winning streak, including wins over Said Nurmagomedov and Khalid Taha.
Winner of nine of his past 10, Henry will make a relatively quick turnaround. The 26-fight veteran fighter, who competed for Japanese promotions Rizin FF, DEEP and Pancrase, is coming off a second-round submission of ex-UFC fighter Albert Morales at LXF 6 on Oct. 30.
With the change, the UFC Fight Night 199 lineup now includes:
- Chris Daukaus vs. Derrick Lewis
- Belal Muhammad vs. Stephen Thompson
- Angela Hill vs. Amanda Lemos
- Gerald Meerschaert vs. Dustin Stoltzfus
- Darren Elkins vs. Cub Swanson
- Don’Tale Mayes vs. Josh Parisian
- Raphael Assuncao vs. Ricky Simon
- Jordan Leavitt vs. Matt Sayles
- Harry Hunsucker vs. Justin Tafa
- Macy Chiasson vs. Raquel Pennington
- Andre Ewell vs. Charles Jourdain
- Raoni Barcelos vs. Victor Henry
- Sijara Eubanks vs. Melissa Gatto
- Diego Ferreira vs. Mateusz Gamrot
