Ode Osbourne-Jafel Filho Flyweight Scrap Booked for UFC Fight Night on March 16

A flyweight meeting between former Dana White’s Contender Series competitors Ode Osbourne and Jafel Filho has been added to a UFC Fight Night event on March 16.

The meeting was first announced by Filho’s management, Iridium Sports Agency, in a social media post on Friday. The card is set to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Currently 4-4 in the promotion, Osbourne has had his share of ups and downs inside the Octagon. The Wisconsin native is coming off a Round 2 rear-naked choke submission loss to Kazakhstan's Asu Almabaev in August. Before that, Osbourne recorded a split-decision victory against Charles Johnson at UFC Fight Night 220 in February.

Meanwhile, Filho most recently secured a Round 1 arm-triangle submission win against Daniel Barez at UFC Fight Night 224 in July. This came after the Brazilian took on surging flyweight contender Muhammad Mokaev in his promotional debut. While Filho ultimately lost the bout due to a Round 3 submission, “Pastor” had his moments throughout the fight, almost submitting the undefeated prospect before tapping to a neck-crank submission attempt in the third frame. Prior to his debut loss to Mokaev, Filho entered the Ultimate Fighting Championship on the back of a five-fight winning streak.