Desmond Green-Gleison Tibau, Johnny Eduardo-Nathaniel Wood added to UFC Utica

Less than two months from fight night, UFC Fight Night 131 continues to take shape with the addition of two new matchups.

A lightweight bout between Gleison Tibau (33-13 MMA, 16-11 UFC) and Desmond Green (20-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC), as well as a bantamweight pairing between Johnny Eduardo (28-11 MMA, 3-3 UFC) and Nathaniel Wood (13-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC), are slated for the June event.

UFC officials announced the fights via uticaod.com.

UFC Fight Night 131 takes place June 1 at Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, N.Y. It airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass, though the full fight card and bout order haven’t been finalized.

Tibau will go for sole possession of the UFC lightweight wins record at UFC Fight Night 131. The 34-year-old Brazilian is currently tied with Jim Miller, but he can set himself apart with a victory. Tibau would use a victorious performance to get himself back on track. He’s lost three straight and hasn’t got his hand raised since January 2015.

Green will hope to force Tibau’s tough times to continue by rebounding himself. After coming into the UFC on a winning streak in early 2017, the 28-year-old former Titan FC champ has dropped back-to-back fights.

Eduardo, meanwhile, will make one of his infrequent trips to the octagon at UFC Fight Night 131. He’s fought no more than once per year since 2011, and though he’s got some quality wins over Eddie Wineland and Manny Gamburyan, the 39-year-old Brazilian isn’t competing often enough to truly cause a stir.

Someone aiming to make a stir of his own will be Wood. The now-former Cage Warriors bantamweight champion is on a five-fight winning streak, all by stoppage, and is fresh off a 50-second knockout win at Cage Warriors 92 in March.

The latest UFC Fight Night 131 card now includes:

• Marlon Moraes vs. Jimmie Rivera
• Gregor Gillespie vs. Vinc Pichel
• Sam Alvey vs. Gian Villante
• Sijara Eubanks vs. Lauren Murphy
• Walt Harris vs. Daniel Spitz
• Jarred Brooks vs. Hector Sandoval
• Jessica Aguilar vs. Jodie Esquibel
• Jake Ellenberger vs. Ben Saunders
• Belal Muhammad vs. Niko Price
• Julio Arce vs. Daniel Teymur
• Johnny Eduardo vs. Nathaniel Wood
• Demond Green vs. Gleison Tibau

For more on UFC Fight Night 131, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.