While the main event has yet to be finalized, the UFC’s debut event in Liverpool, England, continues to fill out.
The latest additions to the card include a pair of welterweight battles with Neil Magny (20-6 MMA, 13-5 UFC) vs. Gunnar Nelson (16-3-1 MMA, 7-3 UFC) and Brad Scott (11-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) vs. Salim Touahri (10-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC), promotion officials announced.
UFC Fight Night 130 takes place May 27 at Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. The card airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass, though the full fight card and official bout order haven’t been finalized.
Magny is currently ranked No. 14 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA welterweight rankings. He looks to build on the momentum of a December win over Carlos Condit at UFC 219. He now faces Nelson, who hasn’t seen action since a first-round knockout loss to Santiago Ponzinibbio in the main event of this past July’s UFC Fight Night 113 card in Scotland.
Scott was supposed to see action earlier this month against Jack Marshman at UFC Fight Night 127 in England but ended up without a fight when his opponent was pulled from the card ahead of weigh-ins as a precautionary decision. Now Scott is rebooked against Touahri, who debuted for the UFC in October and suffered a decision loss to Brazilian Warlley Alves.
The latest UFC Fight Night 130 card includes:
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