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REPORT: TAYLOR LAPILUS FACES FARID BASHARAT ON JANUARY 13 UFC CARD

By David Tees on 11/6/2023 8:44 PM

A bantamweight division attraction has been added to the January 13 UFC Fight Night card according to RMC Sport Combat as Taylor Lapilus faces Farid Basharat.

Lapilus (19-3-0) is undefeated thus far in his second run under the UFC banner, having defeated Caolan Loughran at UFC Fight Night 226. Lapilus won three of four during his first UFC run, with those victories coming over Rocky Lee, Yuta Sasaki and Leandro Issa. Lapilus has suffered three losses as a professional MMA fighter and all of those have come by way of decision.

Basharat (11-0-0) has already picked up two wins in the UFC, with those coming over Da’Mon Blackshear and Kleydon Rodrigues. Basharat competed on Dana White’s Contender Series, defeating Allan Begosso by unanimous decision during the 2022 season. Basharat has earned 11 wins as a professional MMA fighter and six of them have come by way of submission.

UFC Fight Night is scheduled for Saturday, January 13 from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada with no main event announced at this time. PWInsiderXtra is providing live coverage of the event, while broadcast plans have yet to be revealed.