Looking to improve to 3-0 as a lightweight, Chase Hooper will take on Viacheslav Borshchev at UFC St. Louis.
Borshchev (7-3-1, 2-2-1 in UFC) has been inconsistent to this point in the UFC, impressing with highlight-reel knockouts over Maheshate and Dakota Bush but losing lopsided decisions to Marc Diakiese and Mike Davis. Borshchev last competed at UFC 295, putting on one of the best fights of 2023 with Nazim Sadykhov in a war that ended in a draw.
Hooper (13-3-1, 5-3 in UFC) has also been shaky in the UFC. After starting off his career undefeated, Hooper has gone just 4-3 since, with just one win over a fighter currently on the UFC roster.