Jared Cannonier vs. Ion Cutelaba added to TUF 24 Finale

A light heavyweight bout has been added to the TUF 24 Finale event in December.

The UFC announced a bout between Jared Cannonier (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and Ion Cutelaba (12-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) for the event, which takes place Dec. 3 at The Pearl at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The event’s main card airs live on FS1 following prelims on UFC Fight Pass. The bout order has not yet been set.

After dropping his octagon debut when Shawn Jordan knocked him out in the first round, Cannonier came back to pick up a victory in his most recent bout. At UFC Fight Night 86, Cannonier scored a knockout of Cyril Asker at the 2:44 mark of Round 1.

Cutelaba has followed a similar UFC career path, dropping a UFC Fight Night 89 fight with Misha Cirkunov by third-round submission in his octagon debut. He rebounded with a decision win over Jonathan Wilson at UFC Fight Night 96. He made waves at the ceremonial weigh-ins for that event by painting himself green like The Incredible Hulk.

With the addition to the card, The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale now includes:

• Champ Demetrious Johnson vs. opponent TBA – for flyweight title
• Joseph Benavidez vs. Henry Cejudo
• Jake Ellenberger vs. Jorge Masvidal
• Ryan Hall vs. Gray Maynard
• Elvis Mutapcic vs. Anthony Smith
• Jake Collier vs. Josh Stansbury
• Kailin Curran vs. Jamie Moyle
• Brendan O’Reilly vs. “Maestro” Dong Hyun Kim
• Alexis Davis vs. Sara McMann
• Jared Cannonier vs. Ion Cutelaba

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