A featherweight affair will headline the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s return to New York. On Thursday, UFC officials confirmed that former 145-pound title challenger Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez would collide in the main event of an upcoming UFC Fight Night event on July 16. The news also implied that the Nevada-based promotion would soon leave the UFC Apex for its Fight Night series as the upcoming event will go down at the UBS Arena in Long Island.
Ortega (15-2, 1 NC; 7-2, 1 NC UFC) is looking to bounce back after dropping a decision to Alexander Volkanovski in their championship affair at UFC 266.