Gallery Edson Barboza def. Dan Hooker at UFC on FOX 31: Best photos view 13 images A lightweight matchup between devastating strikers Edson Barboza and Justin Gaethje is in the works for March. MMAjunkie verified the pairing between Barboza (20-6 MMA, 14-6 UFC) and Gaethje (19-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) with a person close to the situation following a tweet about the matchup from MMA reporter Farah Hannoun . The person requested anonymity because the negotiations aren’t public, and said contracts for the bout have not been signed. Although a location of UFC on ESPN+ 6 on March 23 is in consideration, so too, the person told MMAjunkie, is the following week’s UFC on ESPN 2 show. UFC on ESPN+ 6 takes place at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.