Albert Morales welcomes newcomer Manny Bermudez at UFC on FOX 28

A bantamweight matchup between a fighter in real need of a win and an undefeated promotional newcomer has been added to UFC on FOX 28.

UFC officials today announced that Albert Morales (7-3-1 MMA, 1-3-1 UFC) will face Manny Bermudez (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at the Feb. 24 event, which takes place at Amway Center in Orlando. The night’s main cards and prelims air on FOX following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

Bermudez made his professional debut in June 2015 and has maintained a perfect record through his first 10 contests. Eight of those victories have come by stoppage, including seven submissions. Based in Massachusetts, Bermudez has fought exclusively under the Cage Titans FC and CES MMA banners ahead of his UFC debut.

Morales has struggled to gain consistent results in the UFC this far, though he’s certainly been involved in his share of entertaining scraps. Morales’ lone octagon win this far came against Andre Soukhamthath, and he also settled for a draw in his UFC debut against Alejandro Perez. Morales is currently looking to snap a disappointing two-fight losing streak after coming up short in decision results against Benito Lopez and Brett Johns.

With the addition to the card, UFC on FOX 28 now includes:

MAIN CARD (FOX, 8 p.m. ET)

• Jeremy Stephens vs. Josh Emmett
• Jessica Andrade vs. Tecia Torres
• Ilir Latifi vs. Ovince Saint Preux
• Max Griffin vs. Mike Perry

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX, 6 p.m. ET)

• Renan Barao vs. Brian Kelleher
• Sara McMann vs. Marion Reneau
• Angela Hill vs. Maryna Moroz
• Alan Jouban vs. Ben Saunders

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 4 p.m. ET)

• Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Gilbert Burns
• Sam Alvey vs. Marcin Prachnio
• Russell Doane vs. Rani Yahya
• Alex Perez vs. Eric Shelton
• Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Aleksandar Rakic
• Manny Bermudez vs. Albert Morales

For more on UFC on FOX 28, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.