Edson Barboza will lock horns with Steve Garcia at an Ultimate Fighting Championship event on Feb. 22.
MMAFighting.com was first to report the featherweight pairing. A location and headliner for the card have yet to be confirmed.
Barboza had a two-bout winning streak snapped in his most recent outing, as he dropped a five-round verdict against Lerone Murphy in the UFC Fight Night 241 headliner on May 18. Prior that, the 38-year-old Brazilian had earned back-to-back victories over Sodiq Yusuff and Billy Quarantillo. All told, Barboza has competed inside the Octagon 30 times.
Garcia has been on a roll of late, finishing his last five UFC opponents by knockout or technical knockout. “The Mean Machine is 2-0 thus far in 2024, with first-round stoppages of Seung Woo Choi and Kyle Nelson to his credit.
