December 10, 2023 1: 50 pm ET
A capacity title remover in the bantamweight department is scheduled for UFC 298 with previous two-division champ Henry Cejudo set to take on spotting competitor Merab Dvalishvili.
Cejudo (16-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) revealed Sunday on his YouTube channel that he will take on Dvalishvili (16-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) on the Feb. 17 card, which takes location at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., with a primary card that airs on pay-per-view listbelow prelims anticipated on ESPN and ESPN+.
A individual with understanding of the scenario confirmed the reserving to MMA Junkie, however askedfor privacy since the UFC has yet to make an authorities statement.
Cejudo, No. 8 in the mostcurrent USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie bantamweight rankings, is coming off a title battle loss to then-champ Aljamain Sterling at UFC 288 in what was his return to competitors from a three-year layoff.
The previous 135-pound and 125-pound titleholder was hoping for a fast turn-around fro