Ion Cutelaba is set to face undefeated Navajo Stirling in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 279 on Saturday at Meta APEX in Las Vegas.
The light heavyweight bout will see Cutelaba, 20-11-1 in MMA and 9-10-1 in the UFC, take on Stirling, who enters at 9-0 in MMA and 4-0 in the UFC. Cutelaba is coming off a first-round submission win over Oumar Sy in March and has won three of his last five fights, while Stirling is fresh off a second-round finish of Bruno Lopes in March.
Cutelaba, known as "The Hulk", enters as the betting underdog at +250, with oddsmakers listing Stirling as a -325 favorite via FanDuel.
Stirling, who hails from New Zealand, and Cutelaba are expected to make their walks to the cage at approximately 9:40 p.m. ET. The fight streams live on Paramount+.
Dan Tom of MMA Junkie provided an analysis of the matchup ahead of the event.
