Two fun Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweights are colliding in March.
MMAMania.com confirmed with multiple sources today that former Top 15 UFC Lightweight King Green (formerly Bobby Green) will take on top Brazilian prospect Mauricio Ruffy on Sat., March 8, 2025, at UFC 313 inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Green (32-16-1-1), is coming off a submission loss to Paddy Pimblett at UFC 304, but before that, he won a dominant unanimous decision over Jim Miller at UFC 300.
The 38-year-old has 1-2 in his last three fights after going on a two-fight win streak with finishes over Grant Dawson and Tony Ferguson.
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Ruffy (11-1) had his 100% finish rate snapped in his last outing as he defeated the ultra-tough James Llontop via unanimous decision. “One shot” shined in his UFC debut when he knocked Jamie Mullarkey out in Brazil and ever since that fight, he has has massive hype.
The 28-year-old is riding a six-fight win streak and holds 10 knockout wins.
With the addition of Green vs. Ruffy, here is what UFC 313 looks like.
205 lbs.: UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev
155 lbs.: Justin Gaethje vs. Dan Hooker
115 lbs.: Amanda Lemos vs. Iasmin Lucindo
155 lbs.: King Green vs. Mauricio Ruffy
185 lbs.: Brunno Ferreira vs. Armen Petrosyan
185 lbs.: Djorden Santos vs. Ozzy Diaz
170 lbs.: Alex Morono vs. Carlos Leal
145 lbs.: Mairon Santos vs. Francis Marshall
125 lbs.: Bruno Silva vs. Joshua Van
135 lbs.: Chris Gutierrez vs. Jean Matsumoto