A lightweight battle has been added to the UFC’s next pay-per-view lineup. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a matchup between Jalin Turner and Ignacio Bahamondes is set for UFC 313 on March 8 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

If you saw Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira sitting together in the front row at UFC 312 and thought to yourself, "I'd love to know what those legendary rivals are saying to each other," you're in luck.

Between those results, the Ukrainian vacated the IBF title, meaning interim champion Dubois was elevated to official title holder. Dubois retained the belt by knocking out Anthony Joshua in September, and he defends the gold against Parker on 22 February.

Daniel Dubois will defend his IBF heavyweight world title against Joseph Parker Feb. 22 in Saudi Arabia. The winner of that fight is the first part of Usyk’s retirement plan. The second part involves UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira.

Oleksandr Usyk's suggestion that he could round out his career with a crossover fight with UFC champ Alex Pereira sailed over the head of his interviewer.

UFC light-heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has confirmed he is open to boxing Oleksandr Usyk in a 'show fight' as the Ukrainian eyes two more bouts before retiring

Alex Pereira suggesting a potential fight with boxing heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk was scoffed at by fight fans last night.