Canadian Kyle Nelson will make the trip to Atlantic City, New Jersey to face Bill Algeo next month.
Nelson (15-5-1) will take on Algeo (18-7) at UFC Atlantic City at the Boardwalk Hall on March 30, 2024. The Fight Night card, expected to air on ESPN, will be the promotion’s first trip to Atlantic City since 2018, when Kevin Lee faced Edson Barboza in a lightweight headliner.
Cageside Press confirmed the match-up with a source familiar with the situation following an initial report by MMA Junkie.
Kyle Nelson has won his last two fights, picking up back-to-back unanimous decision wins over Fernando Padilla and Blake Bilder. Algeo has also won two straight, submitting T.J. Brown then notching a decision opposite Alexander Hernandez.
UFC Atlantic City was to have been headlined by Vicente Luque vs. Sean Brady, however an injury to Brady, who reportedly never signed his bout agreement, saw the fight fall through. The following bouts have been reported for the card thus far:
- Erin Blanchfield vs. Manon Fiorot
- Chris Weidman vs. Bruno Silva
- Alonzo Menifield vs. Carlos Ulberg
- Ibo Aslan vs. Anton Turkalj
- Angel Pacheco vs. Caolán Loughran
- Chidi Njokuani vs. Rhys McKee
- Virna Jandiroba vs. Loopy Godinez
- Andre Petroski vs. Jacob Malkoun
- Connor Matthews vs. Dennis Buzukja
- Julio Arce vs. Herbert Burns
- Sedriques Dumas vs. Nursulton Ruziboev
- Melissa Gatto vs. Viktoriia Dudakova
- Ibo Aslan vs. Anton Turkalj
- Bill Algeo vs. Kyle Nelson
