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UFC 241 Update: Gabriel Benitez, Sodiq Yusuff to Meet in Anaheim on Aug. 17

Gabriel Benitez will lock horns with Sodiq Yusuff in a featherweight contest at UFC 241.

The Las Vegas-based promotion confirmed the pairing on Monday. UFC 241 takes place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., on Aug. 17 and is headlined by a heavyweight title rematch between Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic.

The 30-year-old Benitez has won three of his last four UFC bouts. “Moggly” last appeared at UFC Fight Night 129, where he knocked out Humberto Bandenay with a slam 39 seconds into the first round.