Light Heavyweights Tyson Pedro, Mingyang Zhang to Meet at UFC 284

Tyson Pedro will lock horns with Mingyang Zhang in a light heavyweight scrap at UFC 284.

The Las Vegas-based promotion recently announced the booking. UFC 284 takes place at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, on Feb. 11 and also includes a middleweight showdown between Robert Whittaker and Paulo Costa.

Pedro returned to active competition with back-to-back wins in 2022 following more than three years on the sideline. After knocking out Isaac Villanueva at UFC Fight Night 205 on April 23, the 31-year-old Sydney native stopped Harry Hunsucker in the opening stanza of their encounter at UFC 278 in his most recent outing on Aug. 20. Pedro is now 5-3 under the UFC banner, with other notable wins against Paul Craig and Khalil Rountree to his credit.

Zhang, 24, will make his promotional debut riding the momentum of a nine-bout winning streak. Most recently, the China native known as “Mountain Tiger” knocked out George Tokkos at the first Road to UFC event this past June. Zhang owns a 16-6 career mark and has finished all of his victories inside of a round.

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Western Sydney's @Tyson_Pedro_ meets #RoadToUFC's breakout star Zhang Mingyang!

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