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Brett Johns vs. Pedro Munhoz booked for UFC 227 in Los Angeles

A bantamweight bout with some international flavor is the latest additions to next month’s UFC 227 event in Los Angeles.

UFC officials recently announced that Welshman Brett Johns (15-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) will take on Brazil’s Pedro Munhoz (15-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) at the Aug. 4 event, which takes place at Staples Center. The night’s full bout order has yet to be revealed, but the main card will air on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Munhoz was briefly linked to a matchup with Alejandro Perez (20-6-1 MMA, 6-1-1 UFC), but “Turbo” is instead facing Eddie Wineland (23-12-1 MMA 5-6 UFC) on July 14 at UFC Fight Night 133. The new matchup is certainly relevant in the division, with Johns sitting at No. 15 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA bantamweight rankings, while Munhoz is an honorable mention.

Both men are looking to rebound from a recent loss. Munhoz dropped a split decision to John Dodson at March’s UFC 222 event, snapping a four-fight winning streak for “The Young Punisher.” Meanwhile, Johns was handed the first loss of his professional career – a unanimous decision – by Aljamain Sterling at April’s UFC Fight Night 128.

With the addition to the card, UFC 227 now includes:

  • Champ T.J. Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt – for bantamweight title
  • Champ Demetrious Johnson vs. Henry Cejudo – for flyweight title
  • Derek Brunson vs. Antonio Carlos Junior
  • Renato Moicano vs. Cub Swanson
  • Irene Aldana vs. Bethe Correia
  • Wuliji Buren vs. Bharat Kandare
  • Danielle Taylor vs. Weili Zhang
  • Kyung Ho Kang vs. Ricardo Ramos
  • Benito Lopez vs. Ricky Simon
  • J.J. Aldrich vs. Polyana Viana
  • Brett Johns vs. Pedro Munhoz

For more on UFC 227, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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