A bantamweight contest between Welshman Brett Johns and Englishman Ian Entwistle has been added to UFC Fight Night 107, which takes place in London.
BBC News announced the fight earlier today.
Johns (13-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) made waves on the UK regional scene, winning the vacant Cage Warriors Bantamweight Title in his tenth professional fight. Johns won five fights under the Cage Warriors banner, as well as winning the Titan FC Bantamweight Title in his debut for the promotion. Johns stopped Walel Watson to win the belt at Titan FC 33 before defending it once against Anthony Gutierrez. In his most recent outing, the Welshman took a decision win over Kwan Ho Kwak at UFC Belfast.
Entwistle (9-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) also has experience under the Cage Warriors banner, going 3-1 in his four fights with the promotion. Entwistle was riding a four fight win streak upon making his UFC debut. In his debut, “Enty” was stopped by Dan Hooker in the first round of their bout at UFC Fight Night 43. He rebounded from the loss in his second bout when he submitted Anthony Birchak in the first round of their bout at UFC on FOX 13. In his most recent outing, Entwistle was stopped by Alejandro Perez at UFC Zagreb.
UFC Fight Night 107 takes place live from the 02 Arena in London, England on March 18, 2017. The card is set to be headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Brit Jimi Manuwa and Corey Anderson.
