The UFC is finalizing a welterweight fight between two power punchers.
Tim Means and Jeremiah Wells will square off Feb. 5 at UFC Fight Night 200, expected to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and stream on ESPN+.
Three people with knowledge recently informed MMA Junkie of the matchup but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
Means (32-12-1 MMA, 14-9 UFC) enters the bout on a three-fight winning streak with consecutive victories over Laureano Staropoli, Mike Perry, and Nicolas Dalby.
Wells (9-2-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) made an instant impact in his UFC debut when, on short notice, he flattened Warlley Alves unconscious with a brutal second-round knockout.
With the addition, the UFC Fight Night 200 lineup includes:
- Jack Hermansson vs. Sean Strickland
- Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Chidi Njokuani
- Sam Alvey vs. Ian Heinisch
- Phil Rowe vs. Jason Witt
- Jailton Almeida vs. Danilo Marques
- John Castaneda vs. Miles Johns
- Denys Bondar vs. Malcolm Gordon
- Hakeem Dawodu vs. Mike Trizano
- Bryan Battle vs. Tresean Gore
- Nick Maximov vs. Punahele Soriano
- Carlston Harris vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov
- Alexis Davis vs. Julija Stoliarenko
- Tim Means vs. Jeremiah Wells
