A bantamweight clash between Cody
Stamann and Raoni
Barcelos has been targeted for UFC Columbus.
Combate was first to report the bout. UFC Columbus takes place
at Nationwide Arena and is headlined by a heavyweight showdown
between Francis
Ngannou and Jairzinho
Rozenstruik. Raphael
Assuncao will square off against Cody
Garbrandt in the co-main event.
Stamann last appeared at UFC on ESPN 7, where he battled Yadong Song
to a majority draw on Dec. 7. The 30-year-old Michigan native is
4-1-1 in the UFC and 18-2-1 over the course of his professional
career.
A former Resurrection Fighting Alliance champion, Barcelos has
kicked off his UFC tenure with four consecutive triumphs. Most
recently, the 32-year-old Brazilian outpointed Said
Nurmagomedov at UFC Fight Night 165 to run his career mark to
15-1.
