Michael Johnson vs. Thiago Moises verbal agreements set for May 13 UFC event

A lightweight matchup is in the works for the UFC’s May 13 card.

Michael Johnson (19-15 MMA, 11-11 UFC) will take on Thiago Moises (12-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) at the UFC’s rare Wednesday night event. MMA Junkie confirmed that verbal agreements for the booking are set after an initial report from Combate.

The UFC’s May 13 event takes place at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. The card is expected to air live on ESPN, with the preliminary card streamed live on ESPN+.

After going 2-2 at featherweight with wins over Andre Fili and Artem Lobov, Johnson moved back up to lightweight, but suffered a majority decision loss to Scotland’s Stevie Ray this past October.

Dana White’s Contender Series alum Moises has gone 1-2 since joining the UFC roster, with his lone win coming over Kurt Holobaugh.

With the addition, the current UFC lineup for May 13 includes:

• Anthony Smith vs. Glover Teixeira
• Ben Rothwell vs. Ovince Saint Preux
• Karl Roberson vs. Marvin Vettori
• Andrei Arlovski vs. Philipe Lins
• Sijara Eubanks vs. Sarah Moras
• Drew Dober vs. Alexander Hernandez
• Ray Borg vs. Ricky Simon
• Michael Johnson vs. Thiago Moises