Danny Roberts vs. Dominique Steele added to UFC 197

A welterweight bout has been booked for the UFC 197 card on April 23 in Las Vegas as Danny Roberts will meet Dominique Steele in a preliminary card bout.

The fight booking was announced by the UFC on Thursday.

UFC 197 will come from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 23 and will be headlined by a title fight rematch as Daniel Cormier defends the light heavyweight title against former champion Jon Jones.

Roberts (12-1) won his UFC debut in December as he defeated Nathan Coy by submission. It was his sixth straight win and fifth career win by submission. Steele (14-6) will also enter this fight following a win as he defeated Dong Hyun Kim at UFC Fight Night 79. He is 3-1 in his last four fights and has gone 1-1 in the UFC.

The current UFC 197: Cormier vs. Jones II fight card is below.

Daniel Cormier (17-1) vs. Jon Jones (21-1)
Demetrious Johnson (23-2-1) vs. Henry Cejudo (10-0)
Anthony Pettis (18-4) vs. Edson Barboza (16-4)
Robert Whittaker (15-4) vs. Rafael Natal (21-6-1)
Jessica Aguilar (19-5) vs. Juliana Lima (8-2)
Clint Hester (11-5) vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima (13-3-1)
Yair Rodriguez (6-1) vs. Andre Fili (15-3)
James Vick (8-0) vs. Glaico Franca (13-3)
Danny Roberts (12-1) vs. Dominique Steele (14-6)