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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
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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