Sodiq Yusuff vs. Edson Barboza Elevated to Main Event for UFC Card on Oct. 14

The Las Vegas-based promotion announced the news on Wednesday evening. UFC Fight Night is expected to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Yusuff has been victorious in six of seven UFC bouts. The 30-year-old Team Lloyd Irvin product is coming off a 2-0 2022 in which he submitted Don Shainis at UFC Fight Night 211 and outpointed Alex Caceres at UFC Fight Night 203.

Barboza, meanwhile, snapped a two-fight skid with a first-round KO of Billy Quarantillo at UFC on ESPN 44 on April 15. The 37-year-old Brazilian is 3-3 since moving to 145 pounds from lightweight, with wins over Quarantillo, Shane Burgos and Makwan Amirkhani.