A 12th fight has been added to UFC’s next trip to Melbourne, as Lando Vannata is set to welcome Marcos Mariano to the Octagon.
First reported by Nolan King, the UFC announced the bout will take place at UFC 234, which is scheduled to take place on Feb. 9 in Melbourne, Australia at Rod Laver Arena.
Vannata (9-3-2) will enter the fight coming off a majority draw against Matt Revola last November. Vannata is in need of a win, as his last victory came against John Makdessi via knockout in December 2016.
Mariano (6-4) will be making his UFC debut after having won four of his last five fights. Most recently, Mariano defeated Alessandro Taeite de Matos via TKO last October. Mariano is also a teammate of Anderson Silva, who is also appearing on the same card against Israel Adesanya.
Other bouts scheduled for UFC 234 include:
- Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum (middleweight title bout)
- Anderson Silva vs. Israel Adesanya
- Rani Yahya vs. Ricky Simon
- Devonte Smith vs. Dong Hyun Ma
- Jim Crute vs. Ryan Spann
- Shane Young vs. Austin Arnett
- Montana De La Rosa vs. Nadia Kaseem
- Kai Kara-France vs. Raulian Paiva
- Teruto Ishihara vs. Kyung Ho Kang
- Callan Potter vs. Jalin Turner
- Wuliji Buren vs. Jonathan Martinez
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