The announcements keep coming for the UFC Fight Night 128 card, which is happening on Saturday, April 21 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The card will be headlined by two lightweight contenders in Edson Barboza and Kevin Lee.
LaFlare (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) returns to the Octagon for the first time since being knocked out in the second round by Alex Oliveira at UFC on Fox 25 last July. LaFlare holds notable wins over Court McGee and Santiago Ponzinibbio.
Garcia (15-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) has failed to put back-to-back victories together inside the Octagon since 2014. In his last appearance at UFC Shanghai back in November, “The Dominican Nightmare” won by submission over Muslim Salikhov in the second round. Garcia holds notable wins over Mike Pyle and Mike Swick.