Kyoji Horiguchi is trying to climb the flyweight ranks quickly.
Horiguchi, who has won four straight fights, will clash with Amir Albazi in the UFC Vegas 113 co-main event Feb. 7 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, according to a UFC announcement during its final event on ESPN.
Albazi (17-2) hasn’t fought since losing a unanimous decision to former UFC champion Brandon Moreno at UFC Edmonton on Nov 2, 2024, stopping a six-fight win streak.
A bantamweight clash between Mario Bautista and Vinicius Oliveira will headline the event. Bautista is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 321, while Oliveira has racked up six straight wins.
The UFC Vegas 113 main card order is as follows:
Mario Bautista vs. Vinicius Oliveira
Amir Albazi vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
Ryan Spann vs. Rizvan Kuniev
Michał Oleksiejczuk vs. Marc-Andre Barriault
Jean Matsumoto vs. Farid Basharat
Uran Satybaldiev vs. Julius Walker