The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has pulled together two new bouts for their upcoming fight events. This time, the mixed martial arts promotion will be gaining some exciting fights on its UFC 216 and UFC 217 cards.
Lightweight Lando Vannata was left without an opponent after Abel Trujillo was forced to withdraw. However, as provided in a press release by the UFC, Bobby “King” Green will now be stepping in to face off against Lando Vannata at UFC 216. UFC 216 goes down Oct. 7 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
As reported by MMARecord, Curtis Blaydes will now be facing off against Oleksiy Oliynyk at UFC 217. UFC 217 goes down Nov. 4 inside the Madison Square Garden Arena in New York.
Official: Oleksiy Oliynyk vs. Curtis Blaydes at #UFC217 pic.twitter.com/sqgewtYAMB
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