UFC 248 adds Movsar Evloev vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade
It’ll be Russia vs. Brazil in Las Vegas.
Bantamweights Movsar Evloev and Douglas Silva de Andrade collide March 7 at UFC 248, the promotion officially announced in an Instagram post Wednesday. The fight was originally reported by various Russian media sources and social media accounts earlier this week.
Both Evloev (12-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and Silva de Andrade (26-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) are riding victories in their most recent outings. At UFC on ESPN+ 20 in October, Evloev defeated Enrique Barzola by unanimous decision. Picking up a unanimous decision nod of his own, Silva de Andrade defeated Renan Barao at UFC on ESPN+ 22 in November.
UFC 248 takes place March 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
The current UFC 248 lineup includes:
- Champ Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero – for middleweight title
- Champ Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk – for women’s strawweight title
- Derek Brunson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
- Max Griffin vs. Alex Oliveira
- Li Jingliang vs. Neil Magny
- Sean O’Malley vs. Jose Quinonez
- Saparbek Safarov vs. Rodolfo Vieira
- Austin Hubbard vs. Mark Madsen
- Polyana Viana vs. Emily Whitmire
- Danaa Batgerel vs. Guido Cannetti
- Beneil Dariush vs. Drakkar Klose
- Movsar Evloev vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade
- Jared Cannonier vs. opponent TBA