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REPORT: SHANE YOUNG FACES OMAR MORALES AT UFC 260

By David Tees on 2/20/2021 6:52 AM

A featherweight division attraction has been added to UFC 260 according to Christopher Reive as Shane Young faces Omar Morales.

Young (13-5-0) has won two of four under the UFC banner, with those wins coming over Rolando Dy and Austin Arnett. Young hasn’t picked up a win in over two years, with his last victory coming at UFC 234 in February of 2019. Young went undefeated as an amateur fighter, which includes capturing a title in the Industry Of Combat New Zealand promotion.

Morales (10-1-0) has won two of three in the UFC, with those wins coming over the duo of Dong Hyun Ma and Gabriel Benitez. Morales is also looking to rebound from his first professional MMA loss, with came to Giga Chikadze at UFC Fight Night 179. Morales has fought three times in the UFC and all of those bouts went the distance.

UFC 260 takes place on Saturday, March 27 from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada with Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou headlining. PWInsiderXtra is providing live coverage of the event, which streams live on ESPN+ pay-per-view.