Russian UFC fighter Nikita Krylov will headline the event for his next fight.
Informed sources close to the situation reported that the light heavyweight fight between Nikita Krylov and American Ryan Spann will be the main event of the UFC Fight Night tournament, which will take place on February 25.
30-year-old Nikita Krylov has defeated former UFC title contenders in his last two fights, knocking out Alexander Gustafsson and winning a unanimous decision over Volkan Ozdemir.
Ryan Spann, 31, also scored two consecutive victories, finishing with a guillotine choke of Ion Cutelabu and knocking out Dominic Reyes.
Currently, Nikita Krylov and Ryan Spann are ranked seventh and tenth in the UFC light heavyweight division, respectively.