Bellator vet and Contender Series alum Billy Goff has his third UFC fight set.
Goff (9-3) will face Nikolay Veretennikov (12-5) in welterweight action at UFC Vegas 102 on February 15, 2025.
News of the booking was announced by Iridium Sports Agency, who represent Goff, on Tuesday.
Goff is 1-1 in the UFC thus far, having joined the promotion after stopping Shimon Smotritsky on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2022. He followed that up by knocking out Yusaku Kinoshita last year, then returned in May 2024, losing a decision against Trey Waters that nevertheless earned Goff a Fight of the Night bonus.
Veretennikov, a UFL and Fury FC welterweight champ, dropped his promotional debut for the UFC in his last outing. That saw him lose a split decision against Danny Barlow in August.
UFC Vegas 102 will be the promotion’s second show at the Apex in 2025, and does not yet have a main event announced or reported. The following match-ups have been reported for the Fight Night card, which comes on the heels of UFC 312 in Sydney, Australia:
- Julia Avila vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti
- Rodolfo Vieira vs. Jacob Malkoun
- Ismael Bonfim vs. Nazim Sadykhov
- Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Gabriel Bonfim
- Juliana Miller vs. Carli Judice
- Jose Delgado vs. Connor Matthews
- Billy Goff vs. Nikolay Veretennikov
