A lightweight contest has been confirmed for UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeria as Michael Johnson is set to batte Thiago Moises.
Despite getting strong victories over Andre Fili (via split decision at UFC Fight Night 135) and Artem Lobov (via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 138), Johnson slid back into a two-fight losing streak by being beating at the hands of Josh Emmett (via KO at UFC on ESPN 2) and Stevie Ray (via majority decision at UFC Fight Night 162). His professional record currently stands at 19 wins and 15 losses.
Thiago Moises is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Damir Ismagulov at UFC Fight Night 157. Since his debut in 2018, the lightweight has only one victory in the UFC, which is against Kurt Holobaugh via unanimous decision at UFC 237. Moises’ professional record currently stands at 12 wins and 4 losses in mixed martial arts.
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira takes place on Wednesday, May 13 from the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida with Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira headlining.