Flyweights Askar Askarov, Tim Elliott set to collide at UFC 246

A 125-pound bout is the latest addition to the ever-expanding UFC 246 card.

Flyweights Askar Askarov and Tim Elliott will square off on the first pay-per-view event of the UFC’s 2020 calendar.

A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie on Friday following an Instagram post by Askarov.

UFC 246 takes place Jan. 18 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims expected for ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.

Askarov (10-0-1 MMA, 0-0-1 UFC), the former Absolute Championship Berkut champion made his promotional debut in September at UFC on ESPN+ 17. Askarov and Brandon Moreno fought three back-and-forth rounds, which ultimately ended as a draw.

Meanwhile, Elliott (15-9-1 MMA, 4-7 UFC) has alternated wins and losses since his UFC return in late 2016. In his most recent outing at UFC on ESPN+ 19 in October, Elliott was submitted 3:08 into the first round by Deiveson Figueiredo.

With the addition, the up-to-date UFC 246 lineup now includes:

• Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone
• Maycee Barber vs. Roxanne Modafferi
• Drew Dober vs. Nasrat Haqparast
• Grant Dawson vs. Chas Skelly
• Maurice Greene vs. Aleksei Oleinik
• Claudia Gadelha vs. Alexa Grasso
• Andre Fili vs. Sodiq Yusuff
• Diego Ferreira vs. Anthony Pettis
• Askar Askarov vs. Tim Elliott