Bryce Mitchell will make his second bantamweight appearance in
June. | Getty/UFC
The
UFC Fight Night 278 lineup appears to be nearly complete, and
the card includes one of the promotion’s most controversial
athletes.
The promotion confirmed 12 bouts for the June 6 event on Tuesday —
including a newly-announced bantamweight showdown pitting Bryce
Mitchell against Victor
Henry. UFC Fight Night 278 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las
Vegas and is headlined by a welterweight clash between Belal
Muhammad and Gabriel
Bonfim. The card airs in its entirety on Paramount+.
Mitchell, who is notorious for his outspoken nature, made his
135-pound debut last July, when he outpointed Said
Nurmagomedov at UFC on ABC 9. Prior to that, “Thug Nasty” went
8-3 in the featherweight division, falling only to Ilia
Topuria, Josh Emmett
and Jean
Silva.
Henry, a well-traveled veteran with experience in promotions such
as Pancrase and Rizin is 4-2 with one no contest during his Octagon
tenure. In his last outing, the 38-year-old Californian defeated
Pedro
Falcao via unanimous decision at UFC on ESPN 65.
UFC Fight Night 278 Card
Belal
Muhammad vs. Gabriel
Bonfim
Brendan
Allen vs. Edmen
Shahbazyan
Victor
Henry vs. Bryce
Mitchell
Marcus
McGhee vs. Jakub
Wiklacz
Fares
Ziam vs. Tom Nolan
Jordan
Leavitt vs. Joanderson
Brito
Bruno
Silva vs. Edgar
Chairez
Iwo
Baraniewski vs. Billy
Elekana
Imanol
Rodriguez vs. Matt
Schnell
Ketlen
Souza vs. Ariane
Carnelossi
Priscila
Cachoeira vs. Chelsea
Chandler
Jeisla
Chaves vs. Yuneisy
Duben