Derek Brunson vs. Roman Dolidze, Matt Schnell vs. Steve Erceg Confirmed for UFC 295

Two more fights are official for UFC 295, as Derek Brunson will face Roman Dolidze at middleweight, while Matt Schnell will take on Steve Erceg in a flyweight tilt.

The promotion confirmed the bouts in a release on Wednesday. UFC 295 takes place on Nov. 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York and is headlined by a heavyweight title tilt between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic.

Brunson has lost his last two Octagon appearances, suffering KO/TKO defeats at the hands of Jared Cannonier and Dricus Du Plessis. Prior to that, the North Carolina native won five straight bouts from May 2019 to September 2021.

Dolidze saw a four-fight winning streak snapped in his last outing, as he dropped a unanimous verdict against Marvin Vettori at UFC 286 in March. “The Caucasian” is 6-2 during his UFC tenure.

Schnell has won just once in his last four bouts, a second-round submission of Su Mudaerji at UFC on ABC 3 in July 2022. Most recently, “Danger” suffered a second-round knockout loss to Matheus Nicolau at UFC on ESPN 42.

Erceg, meanwhile, enjoyed a memorable promotional debut when he outpointed David Dvorak at UFC 289 on June 10. The 28-year-old Aussie has been victorious in his last nine professional appearances.