Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Moraes Official for Vacant Bantamweight Title at UFC 238

Henry Cejudo and Marlon Moraes will square off for the vacant bantamweight championship in the UFC 238 headliner.

The Las Vegas-based promotion formally announced the booking on Monday. UFC President Dana White revealed over the weekend that Cejudo-Moraes was being targeted but did not give a date or venue for the bout at the time. The 135-pound belt was relinquished by T.J. Dillashaw after he failed a drug test at UFC Brooklyn on Jan. 19.

Cejudo, the reigning flyweight champion, defended his title with a 32-second stoppage of Dillashaw in the UFC Brooklyn headliner. That victory came on the heels of a split-decision triumph over Demetrious Johnson at UFC 227 to claim the 125-pound title. The Olympic gold medalist has won four fights in a row and is 8-2 during his UFC tenure.

A former World Series of Fighting bantamweight king, Moraes has reeled off four consecutive wins after dropping a contentious split decision to Raphael Assuncao in his Octagon debut. That streak includes first-round round finishes of Aljamain Sterling, Jimmie Rivera and Assuncao in a rematch. The 30-year-old Rio de Janeiro native is 22-5-1 over the course of his professional career.

UFC 238 takes place at the United Center in Chicago and also includes a women’s flyweight title tilt between Valentina Shevchenko and Jessica Eye. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass.