Tony Ferguson vs. Jingliang Li Added to UFC 279 Lineup

UFC 279 has another marquee matchup, as Tony Ferguson will square off against Jingliang Li on Sept. 10.

UFC president Dana White confirmed the booking at the UFC 278 post-fight press conference on Saturday night. UFC 279 takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and is headlined by a five-round showdown between Khamzat Chimaev and Nate Diaz.

The bout will mark Ferguson’s welterweight debut after a lengthy stint at 155 pounds. “El Cucy” is in the midst of a four-bout losing streak in the UFC. He is coming off a brutal front kick knockout loss to Michael Chandler at UFC 274 on May 7.

Li, meanwhile, has alternated wins and losses inh his last four Octagon appearances. Most recently, “The Leech” defeated Muslim Salikhov via second-round technical knockout at UFC on ABC 3 on July 16.