Edson
Barboza will lock horns with
Billy
Quarantillo in a featherweight duel at a UFC event on April
15.
Quarantillo initially announced the pairing on his OnlyFans page.
The event does not currently have an official location or
headliner. Two other bouts were confirmed for the card on
Wednesday.
MMAjunkie.com first reported a light heavyweight showdown
between
Dustin
Jacoby and
Azamat
Murzakanov.
Barboza is 2-3 since transitioning to the featherweight division
from 155 pounds. The Brazilian is coming off back-to-back losses
against
Giga
Chikadze and
Bryce
Mitchell in his last two UFC appearances. Barboza also owns
wins over
Shane
Burgos and
Makwan
Amirkhani at 145 pounds.
Quarantillo, meanwhile, has been victorious in five of his seven
UFC bouts. Most recently, the Gracie Tampa South representative
defeated
Alexander
Hernandez via second-round TKO at UFC 282.