Choi Doo-Ho vs Kyle Nelson Set for UFC Seoul in February 2023
Another fight is now confirmed for UFC Fight Night in Seoul on February 4, 2023.
Doo Ho Choi will take on Kyle Nelson in a featherweight bout, reports John Hyon Ko.
Doo Ho Choi will return to the octagon after 3 years due to injury. He was last active in December 2019 when he lost to Charles Jourdain. He signed with UFC in 2014 and won his first 3 fights in a row. Doo Ho then faced Cub Swanson at UFC 206 in 2016 and lost the fight via unanimous decision.
However, the fight got a Fight of the Night performance bonus, a Fight of the Year award, and a Hall of Fame Induction in 2021. He has lost two more bouts in a row since then but has only fought twice in 6 years due to injuries and the COVID-19 pandemic. Do Hoo has won Performance Bonus in 5 out of his 6 fights in UFC.
Kyle Nelson is also on a two-fights losing streak. He was last active in a unanimous decision loss to Jai Herbert in July this year which was also his return to the octagon in two years.
UFC will return to Seoul, South Korea for a Fight Night event on February 4, 2023. Loma Lookboonmee vs Elisse Reed is one of the other bouts reported for the event.
