Brandon Royval to Face Amir Albazi at UFC Fight Night 216 on Dec. 17

Brandon Royval will square off against Amir Albazi at UFC Fight Night 216.

Eurosport was first to report the flyweight pairing. UFC Fight Night 216 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Dec. 17 and is headlined by a middleweight tilt pitting Jared Cannonier against Sean Strickland.

Royval was recently scheduled to face Askar Askarov at UFC Fight Night 212 on Oct. 16, but the bout was canceled after his opponent experienced issues with his weight cut. The former Legacy Fighting Alliance champion is 2-0 in the Octagon this year, with victories over Rogerio Bontorin and Matt Schnell to his credit.

Sweden’s Albazi has won 15 of 16 professional outings and is 3-0 in UFC competition. Most recently, “The Prince” choked out Franciso Figueiredo in the opening stanza of their clash at UFC 278. Albazi was initially slated to meet Alex Perez at UFC Fight Night 216 before Perez withdrew for unknown reasons.