Booking Round Up: UFC Announces 6 New Fights, Including A Replacement Main Event

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is always on the prowl for new and exciting match ups. Now it would appear that the world’s most famous mixed martial arts promotion has locked down five exciting fights for upcoming UFC cards.

The UFC has officially revealed that Jimi Manuwa’s replacement opponent for UFC Fight Night 137’s main event is Thiago Santos. The light heavyweight headliner will take place Sept. 22 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

News source Combate has now reported that Cezar Mutante will face Tom Breese at UFC Fight Night 140. The event will take place Nov. 17 from within the Estadio Luna Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

As per the Las Vegas Review-Journal, lightweights Gray Maynard and Nik Lentz are now set to fight at UFC 229. The fight will go down Oct. 6 from within the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.

As reported by The Denver Post, lightweights Mike Trizano and Luis Pena will throw down at UFC Fight Night 139. The event will take place Nov. 10 from within the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.

The UFC has also officially announced that Jimmy Crute will be taking on Paul Craig and that Ben Nguyen will fight Wilson Reis at UFC Fight Night 142. The event goes down Dec. 2 from within the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, Australia.

?So official. Aussies Jimmy Crute MMA & Ben Nguyen get a spot on UFC Adelaide ?

Gepostet von UFC am Dienstag, 21. August 2018

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