Kleydson Rodrigues vs. Heili Alateng Added to UFC Fight Night 241

A bantamweight clash pitting two promising competitors has been added to UFC Fight Night 241.

China’s Heili Alateng (16-9-2) will take on Brazil’s Kleydson Rodrigues (8-3) in a three-round meeting on a Fight Night card scheduled to go down on May. 18 at the Apex in Las Vegas. The news was first announced by Alateng’s management, Iridium Sports Agency, in a post to X (formerly known as Twitter). Rodrigues confirmed news of this pairing on his Instagram shortly after its announcement.

Rodrigues will hope to make his way back to the win column, coming off a submission loss against Farid Basharat in September last year. “K.R” has gone 1-2 in his first three Octagon outings, including a loss to C.J. Vergara and a first-round knockout victory over Shannon Ross.

Meanwhile, Alateng will enter the contest on the heels of a unanimous decision loss against Chris Gutierrez that snapped a three-fight undefeated streak. The Chinese national has wins over the likes of Chad Anheliger, Kevin Croom and Ryan Benoit.

UFC Fight Night 241 will be headlined by a featherweight clash between Edson Barboza and Lerone Murphy on May 18 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Other matchups on the card include Tatsuro Taira vs. Tim Elliott, Adrian Yanez vs. Vinicius Salvador, and more.