UFC signs second Welsh fighter as Brett Johns faces Kwan Ho Kwak at UFC Fight Night 99

A pair of fighters will debut in the UFC octagon at UFC Fight Night 99 when Brett Johns faces Kwan Ho Kwak in a bantamweight bout.

The bout between Johns (12-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Kwak (9-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) was announced today on the UFC Europe Twitter account.

UFC Fight Night 99 takes place Nov. 19 at SSE Arena Belfast in Northern Ireland. The entire event, which kicks off at 12:30 p.m. ET (9:30 a.m. PT), streams on UFC Fight Pass.

Johns is the second Welsh fighter to be signed by the UFC, joining Jack Marshman, who also fights at UFC Fight Night 99. The 24-year-old has picked up 12 wins to start his career, including back-to-back wins in Titan FC in his most recent fights. Six of his victories have come by stoppage.

Kwak, a South Korean, has six finishes of his own, spread over nine career victories. He has spent most of his career fighting in South Korea’s Top FC promotion along with Pacific Xtreme Combat.

With the addition, the full UFC Fight Night 99 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 4 p.m. ET)

• Uriah Hall vs. Gegard Mousasi
• James Krause vs. Ross Pearson
• Timothy Johnson vs. Alexander Volkov
• Teruto Ishihara vs. Artem Lobov

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 12:30 p.m. ET)

• Ian McCall vs. Neil Seery
• Magnus Cedenblad vs. Jack Marshman
• Ali Bagautinov vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
• Kevin Lee vs. Magomed Mustafaev
• Amanda Cooper vs. Anna Elmose
• Mark Godbeer vs. Justin Ledet
• Zak Cummings vs. Alexander Yakovlev
• Milana Dudieva vs. Marion Reneau
• Brett Johns vs. Kwan Ho Kwak

For more on UFC Fight Night 99, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.