The UFC has added three new bouts to its March 8 pay-per-view show in Las Vegas, including the return of The Ultimate Fighter featherweight winner Mairon Santos against Francis Marshall. The card also added Alex Morono battling Carlos Leal at welterweight as well as flyweights Bruno Silva and Joshua Van meeting in March.
MMA Fighting confirmed the match-ups following recent reports by Ag. Fight and Octagon Updates.
The UFC has yet to announce the headlining attraction for UFC 313, which is scheduled to take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Santos (14-1) made his way to the TUF 32 final with decision wins over Edwin Cooper Jr. and Guillermo Torres before knocking out Kaan Ofli to claim the trophy.
Marshall (8-2) returns to action after bringing his UFC record to 2-2 with a split decision victory over Dennis Buzukja in August 2024.
Morono (24-11, 1 no contest) has his back against the wall after losing four of his past six in the UFC, including decisions to Niko Price and Daniel Rodriguez in his most recent octagon appearances.
Leal (21-6) looks for his first UFC victory after replacing Nursulton Ruziboev on short notice to debut against Rinat Fakhretdinov at UFC 308, losing a decision. That was his first setback since leaving the PFL in 2023.
Finally, Van (12-2) looks to build on his two fight win streak over Cody Durden and Edgar Chairez when he returns in March. He faces Silva (14-6-2, 1 no contest), who suffered a knockout loss to Manel Kape at the recent UFC Tampa event, which ended his four-fight win streak.
Damon Martin and Mike Heck contributed to this report.
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