Two of the UFC’s most fun lightweights are set to battle it out in The Huge Simple.
A number of individuals with information of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Combating {that a} matchup between Daniel Zellhuber and Michael Johnson is about for UFC 318, which takes place July 19 at Smoothie King Middle in New Orleans.
Preliminary reviews acknowledged the combat was set for UFC 317, however that isn’t the case.
Zellhuber seems to bounce again from having his three-fight win streak snapped. In his most up-to-date outing, Zellhuber dropped a break up determination to Esteban Ribovics at UFC 306 this previous September in among the finest fights of 2024. The 25-year-old now makes his sixth stroll to the octagon.
Johnson makes his thirty first UFC look, and does so with two straight wins, and victories in three of his previous 4. In his most up-to-date outing, Johnson destroyed Ottman Azaitar with a brutal second-round knockout at UFC Tampa in December.
UFC 318 is headlined by a trilogy combat between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier for the BMF title.
Damon Martin contributed to this report.
