At UFC 247, two bantamweight fighters will aim to pick up their first promotional victories in their sophomore outings.
Dana White’s Contender Series signee Domingo Pilarte returns to action to take on Journey Newson on Feb. 8. ESPN was first to report the news Thursday. The booking was later confirmed by Newson (7-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) on Instagram.
UFC 247 takes place at Toyota Center in Houston. The main card airs on pay-per-view, following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+
While Pilarte (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) punched his ticket to the UFC in July 2018, an injury prevented the “Son of Fire” from debuting until July 2019. At UFC on ESPN 4, Pilarte dropped a split decision to Felipe Colares.
As for Newson, the 30-year-old bantamweight made his promotional debut on short notice. At UFC on ESPN 3 in June, Newson lost an unanimous decision to Ricardo Ramos.
With the addition, the UFC 247 lineup includes:
- Champ Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes – for light heavyweight title
- Champ Valentina Shevchenko vs. Katlyn Chookagian – for women’s flyweight title
- Ilir Latifi vs. Derrick Lewis
- Mirsad Bektic vs. Dan Ige
- Andrea Lee vs. Lauren Murphy
- Juan Adams vs. Justin Tafa
- Dhiego Lima vs. Alex Morono
- Jimmie Rivera vs. Marlon Vera
- Mario Bautista vs. Miles Johns
- Antonio Arroyo vs. Trevin Giles
- Journey Newson vs. Domingo Pilarte
