Former welterweight champion Leon Edwards will headline UFC Combat Evening 255 in opposition to rising contender Jack Della Maddalena, MMA Junkie reported Monday.
Edwards (21-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) will tackle Della Maddalena (17-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) in the primary occasion on March 22 at The O2 in London.
Edwards, 33, misplaced his title through unanimous resolution to Belal Muhammad at UFC 304 in July in Manchester, England.
Australia’s Della Maddalena, 28, prolonged his successful streak to 17 fights with a third-round knockout of Gilbert Burns at UFC 299 final March in Miami.
Edwards is ranked No. 2 within the newest USA At present/MMA Junkie welterweight rankings and Della Maddalena is No. 6.
The most recent UFC Combat Evening 255 lineup additionally consists of:
Jan Blachowicz vs. Carlos Ulberg
Mick Parkin vs. Marcin Tybura
Shauna Bannon vs. Puja Tomar
Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Andrey Pulyaev
Molly McCann vs. Istela Nunes
Alonzo Menifield vs. Oumar Sy
Felipe dos Santos vs. Lone’er Kavanagh
Morgan Charriere vs. Nathaniel Wooden
–Subject Stage Media