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Kamaru Usman vs. Emil Meek rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 124 in St. Louis
Kamaru Usman and Emil Meek are still set to fight, and now they have a date and location.
According to UFC.com, Usman (11-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) and Meek (9-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will square off in a welterweight bout at UFC Fight Night 124, which takes place Jan. 14 at Scottrade Center in St. Louis. The event airs on FS1 following prelims on UFC Fight Pass.
The fight originally was set for UFC 219 on Dec. 30 but had to be postponed because of U.S. visa issues with Meek, a native of Norway. With those issues resolved, that paves the way for a critical bout in the 170-pound division.
Usman, currently No. 8 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA welterweight rankings, is undefeated in six octagon appearances. After making quick work of Sergio Moraes at UFC Fight Night 117 to earn a 10th straight overall win, Usman spoke about his difficulties getting matched up within the upper echelon of the division. It’s a problem he attributed to fighters being “smart enough to know that they have no chance.”
The unranked Meek is only one fight into his UFC stint. He picked up a unanimous decision over Jordan Mein at UFC 206 in December 2016. The 29-year-old fighter had been scheduled to meet Nordine Taleb in Sweden back in May but withdrew due to injury.
With the addition, the UFC Fight Night 124 lineup includes:
- Dooho Choi vs. Jeremy Stephens
- Vitor Belfort vs. Uriah Hall
- Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Paige VanZant
- Emeek Mill vs. Kamaru Usman
- Darren Elkins vs. Michael Johnson
- James Krause vs. Alex White
- Matt Frevola vs. Marco Polo Reyes
- Thiago Alves vs. Zak Cummings
- Jessica Eye vs. Kalindra Faria
- J.J. Aldrich vs. Danielle Taylor
- Irene Aldana vs. Talita Bernardo
- Guido Cannetti vs. Kyung Ho Kang
- Mads Burnell vs. Mike Santiago
For more on UFC Fight Night 124, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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