A pair of UFC veterans will collide in July.
On Monday, the UFC Korea Instagram account announced that Kyung Ho Kang and Rani Yahya will fight on July 31 at a yet-to-be-announced UFC event.
Yahya (27-10-1-1) got back to his winning ways when he submitted Ray Rodriguez in the second round of their fight in March at UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad. Before that, the Brazilian fought Enrique Barzola to draw in his only fight of 2020 and lost to Ricky Simon in 2019 via a unanimous decision.
Kang (18-8-1) will be returning after a lengthy lay-off. “Mr. Perfect” hasn’t been in action since he defeated Liu Pingyuan via a split decision in his home country of South Korea back in 2019. He is riding a three-fight winning streak with wins over Brandon Davis and Teruto Ishihara. Since returning from his mandatory military service in 2018, he has gone 4-1 with his lone loss to Ricardo Ramos.
The UFC’s July 31 event does not have an official location, venue, or broadcast plan announced. No main event has been announced.
The following bouts have been reported for the Fight Night card:
- Bryan Barberena vs. Jason Witt
- Collin Anglin vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan
- Jinh Yu Frey vs. Ashley Yoder
- Rafa Garcia vs. Chris Gruetzmacher
- Orion Cosce vs. Phillip Rowe
- Cheyanne Buys vs. Gloria de Paula
- Mounir Lazzez vs. Niklas Stolze
- Doo Ho Choi vs. Danny Chavez
- Kyung Ho Kang vs. Rani Yahya
