Terrance McKinney and Viacheslav Borshchev will meet in a matchup of powerful lightweight strikers at UFC 317.
The fight card that highlights UFC’s 13th annual International Fight Week on June 28 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) will feature McKinney (16-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) vs. Borshchev (8-5-1 MMA, 3-4-1 UFC) as part of the lineup.
Two people with knowledge of the booking verified the news to MMA Junkie after McKinney announced the fight himself on Monday.
McKinney, 30, is coming off a two-minute finish of Damir Hadzovic at UFC Fight Night 250 in February. “T-Wrecks” has earned all 16 of his career wins by stoppage, with a remarkable 15 of those coming in the first round.
Borshchev, 33, meanwhile, will try to rebound from a unanimous decision loss to Tom Nolan at UFC 312 in February. “Slava” is 1-2-1 in his past four fights overall dating back to November 2023.
The latest UFC 317 lineup includes:
- Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira
- Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Kara-France
- Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov
- Beneil Dariush vs. Renato Moicano
- Jhonata Diniz vs. Justin Tafa
- Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape
- Jack Hermansson vs. Gregory Rodrigues
- Viviane Araujo vs. Tracy Cortez
- Viacheslav Borshchev vs. Terrance McKinney
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