Tom Nolan vs. Viacheslav Borshchev, Jack Jenkins vs. Gabriel Santos Set for UFC 312

The UFC 312 lineup continues to take shape with the addition of a lightweight clash between Tom Nolan and Viacheslav Borshchev and a featherweight tilt pitting Jack Jenkins against Gabriel Santos.

The Las Vegas-based promotion confirmed the pairings on Tuesday. UFC 312 takes place on Feb. 8 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Austraila, and is headlined by a middleweight title rematch between Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland. In the co-main event, Weili Zhang will defend her strawweight belt against Tatiana Suarez.

After suffering his first career defeat in his Octagon debut, Nolan has rebounded with back-to-back triumphs over Victor Martinez and Alex -Reyes-24199">Alex -Reyes-427185">Alex Reyes. The 24-year-old Brisbane, Australia, native has won eight of his nine professional outings, with five of those coming via KO or TKO.

Borshchev has experienced mixed results in the promotion since earning a contract on Dana White’s Contender Series. The 32-year-old Team Alpha Male representative is 3-3-1 in the Octagon, including a split-decision triumph over James Llontop in his most recent appearance at UFC on ESPN 62 this past August.

A native of Melbourne, Australia, Jenkins has been victorious in three of his first four UFC bouts. He is coming off a third-round technical knockout win against Herbert Burns at UFC 305.

Brazil’s Santos earned his first promotional triumph at UFC Fight Night 242, when he outpointed Zha Yi on Sept. 7. The Legacy Fighting Alliance veteran began his tenure with back-to-back losses against Lerone Murphy and David Onama.