Cody Stamann vs. Taylor Lapilus Added to UFC Fight Night Event on June 8

A bantamweight clash pitting Cody Stamann against former Ares Fighting Championship bantamweight champion Taylor Lapilus has been added to the UFC Fight Night event set to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on June 8.

The bout was first announced by Stamann's management, Iridium Sports Agency, on X (formerly known as Twitter).

Stamann (21-6), will enter the Octagon on the heels of a unanimous decision loss to Douglas Silva de Andrade in May last year. The loss snapped the American's two-fight winning streak that saw him bounce back from consecutive losses to Said Nurmagomedov, Merab Dvalishvili and Jimmie Rivera.

Meanwhile, Lapilus (19-4) is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Farid Basharat at UFC Fight Night 234 after making a successful return to the promotion with a unanimous decision win over Caolan Loughran in September 2023. Prior to re-joining the Las Vegas-based promotion, the Frenchman racked up a five-fight winning streak while competing for Ares Fighting Championship and TKO Major League MMA .

The fight night event will also feature a middleweight clash between Julian Marquez and Zachary Reese and a strawweight meeting pitting Eduarda Moura against Denise Gomes.