Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images
Dustin Jacoby and Alonzo Menifield are set to meet Dec. 16 in a battle of hard-hitting light heavyweights at UFC 296.
MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin confirmed the booking with multiple sources close to the situation on Thursday.
#BREAKING Dustin Jacoby vs. Alonzo Menifield in the works for #UFC296 in December, per multiple sources
Story coming to @MMAFighting #UFC
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) October 12, 2023
Jacoby (19-7-1) returned to the win column in his last outing following a two-fight slump with a first-round knockout of Kennedy Nzechukwu this past August. The 35-year-old former GLORY kickboxer began his second UFC stint in 2020 with an unblemished 6-0-1 run before stumbling to Khalil Rountree Jr. and Azamat Murzakanov in back-to-back bouts.
Menifield (14-3-1) is unbeaten over his past four contests, scoring stoppage wins over Jimmy Crute, Misha Cirkunov, and Askar Mozharov. In total, the 35-year-old veteran has won seven of his 11 octagon appearances, a run that includes a first-round knockout of Paul Craig.
UFC 296 takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event is headlined by two title fights: UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington and UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja taking on Brandon Royval in a rematch.
