A featherweight bout between John Moraga and Justin Scoggins has been added to the UFC Fight Night 50 fight card.
John Moraga takes on Justin Scoggins at UFC Fight Night 50
UFC officials announced the match-up on Saturday.
Moraga (14-3) was riding a seven-fight winning streak leading up to his flyweight title fight against Demetrious Johnson. At UFC on FOX 8 he lost to the champ by fifth round armbar. He has followed up with a win and a loss — most recently a second round TKO stoppage loss to John Dodson at UFC Fight Night 42.
Scoggins (9-1) is coming off the first loss of his career at The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale where he lost a split decision to Dustin Ortiz. The 22-year-old is 2-1 inside the Octagon with victories over Richie Vaculik and Will Campuzano.
The Moraga vs. Scoggins bout is expected to kick off the UFC Fight Night 50 main card on FOX Sports 1.
UFC Fight Night 50 goes down on September 5 from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Conn. A middleweight bout headlines the event, as Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza takes on Gegard Mousasi.
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