John Moraga vs. Justin Scoggins added to UFC Fight Night 50 in September
A flyweight matchup between onetime title contender John Moraga (14-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and prospect Justin Scoggins (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) is the latest addition to UFC Fight Night 50.
UFC officials recently announced the new pairing. Moraga currently sits at No. 9 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA flyweight rankings, while Scoggins is an honorable mention.
Featuring a middleweight matchup between Ronaldo “Jacare†Souza and Gegard Mousasi, UFC Fight Night 50 takes place Sept. 5 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Conn. The night’s main card airs on FOX Sports 1 while prelims stream on UFC Fight Pass.
An official bout order has yet to be revealed, but it was announced that Moraga vs. Scoggins will kick off the evening’s main card.
Moraga is an Arizona-based fighter owns UFC wins over Dustin Ortiz, Chris Cariaso and Ulysses Gomez but came up short in a July 2013 shot at UFC champ Demetrious Johnson, as well as in a June fight against top-ranked contender John Dodson.
Meanwhile, “Tank†Scoggins is an American Top Team fighter who was undefeated until suffering a split-decision loss to Ortiz at July’s The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale. Prior to the defeat, Scoggins had earned UFC wins over Will Campuzano and Richie Vaculik.
With the addition to the card, the UFC Fight Night 50 lineup now includes:
Ronaldo Souza vs. Gegard Mousasi
Alistair Overeem vs. Ben Rothwell
Derrick Lewis vs. Matt Mitrione
Michael Chiesa vs. Joe Lauzon
Andre Fili vs. Sean Soriano
John Moraga vs. Justin Scoggins
Nik Lentz vs. Charles Oliveira
Chris Beal vs. Rob Font
Chris Camozzi vs. Rafael Natal
Rodrigo Damm vs. Al Iaquinta
Ian Entwistle vs. Dustin Kimura
