A lightweight fight has been added to the UFC’s upcoming schedule.
Nasrat Haqparast and Alex Munoz will square off at the promotion’s event on Aug. 8, which is expected to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Two people with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie on Tuesday but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. The fight was first reported by BILD.de.
Haqparast (11-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) looks to rebound from his first stoppage defeat during his UFC tenure. After rattling off three straight victories against Marc Diakiese, Thibault Goiti, and Joaquim Silva, Haqparast was knocked out by Drew Dober in 70 seconds at UFC 246 in January.
Munoz (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) was expected to debut at UFC on ESPN+ 27 in February. However, he was injured days before fight against Luis Pena and was forced out of the bout. A wrestling coach at Team Alpha Male, Munoz has won all six of his pro fights, including a unanimous decision against Nick Newell on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2018.
With the addition, the Aug. 8 lineup includes:
- Derrick Lewis vs. Aleksei Oleinik
- Omari Akhmedov vs. Chris Weidman
- Julia Avila vs. Nicco Montano
- Ciryl Gane vs. Sergey Pavlovich
- Andrew Sanchez vs. Wellington Turman
- Miranda Granger vs. Nadia Kassem
- Peter Barrett vs. Steve Garcia
- Nasrat Haqparast vs. Alex Munoz
