12-time UFC vet Efrain Escudero headlines EuroFC 02 against French prospect Mansour Barnaoui

Efrain Escudero (26-11), “The Ultimate Fighter 8” winner and a 12-time UFC veteran, meets French prospect Mansour Barnaoui (13-4) in the main event of EuroFC 02 in the Czech Republic.

MMAjunkie today confirmed the booking with multiple people with knowledge of the agreement who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they are not publicly authorized to discuss such matters.

EuroFC 02 takes place Feb. 11 at Prague’s O2 Arena. The card is expected to stream live on FloCombat.

As MMAjunkie previously reported, EuroFC launched in 2016 with the goal of becoming Europe’s top promotion.

“EuroFC aims to grow the European MMA market by speaking to both die-hard MMA fans and more casual consumers,” EuroFC CEO Jarno Kukila told MMAjunkie. “MMA is one of the world’s fastest growing sport businesses. Since there are no existing all-European promotions, we are confident that we have a real market opportunity in Europe.”

Escudero recently completed a third stint in the UFC, released from the promotion following back-to-back decision losses to Kevin Lee and Leandro Silva. Since leaving the octagon, the 30-year-old Escudero earned a decision win over Koshi Matsumoto in Japan and another over Nelson Carvalho in Belgium. He now makes his EuroFC debut.

Meanwhile, Barnaoui is a 24-year-old Frenchman who fought most recently in December, scoring a TKO victory over Lukasz Chlewicki under Poland’s KSW banner. Fighting professionally since 2011, Barnaoui also owns notable wins over UFC vets Colin Fletcher and Curt Warburton.

The EuroFC 02 card includes:

• Efrain Escudero vs. Mansour Barnaoui
• Yosef Ali Mohammad vs. Michal Wlodarek
• Lucas Martins vs. Antun Racic
• Aleksi Mantykivi vs. Enrique Marin
• Katharina Lehner vs. Lucie Pudilova
• Milos Petrasek vs. Laurynas Urbonavicius
• Adam Borics vs. Sergio Giglio
• Dora Perjes vs. Magdalena Sormova
• Steven Cnudde vs. Maciej Rozanski
• Soren Bak vs. Jan Malach