Markus Perez vs. James Bochnovic added to UFC 224
A middleweight bout was added to UFC 224, which takes place in less than three weeks in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. UFC announced on Tuesday that Markus Perez will face James Bochnovic on May 12. Combate first reported the match-up.
Perez (9-1) signed with the promotion in December, taking on Eryk Anders on short notice. The Brazilian middleweight, who joined the company as an undefeated LFA champion, lost via unanimous decision.
Bochnovic (8-2) is also looking for his first victory inside the Octagon after losing to Trevin Giles in his debut at UFC 213. Bochnovic, who fought once under the Bellator banner in 2017, was riding an eight-fight winning streak going into his first UFC bout.
UFC 224 airs live on pay-per-view and features a bantamweight championship clash between Amanda Nunes and Raquel Pennington in the main event.
Amanda Nunes vs. Raquel Pennington
Ronaldo Souza vs. Kelvin Gastelum
Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Cooper
John Lineker vs. Brian Kelleher
Vitor Belfort vs. Lyoto Machida
Cezar Ferreira vs. Karl Roberson
Alexey Oleynik vs. Junior Albini
Davi Ramos vs. Nick Hein
Elizeu Zaleski vs. Sean Strickland
Warlley Alves vs. Sultan Aliev
Thales Leites vs. Jack Hermansson
Alberto Mina vs. Ramazan Emeev
Markus Perez vs. James Bochnovic