The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is gearing up for yet another exciting year of fight cards. Now it would appear that the world’s most famous mixed martial arts promotion has locked down three more highly entertaining match ups for the upcoming UFC schedule .
The mixed martial arts promotion has announced that lightweights Mizuto Hirota and Ross Pearson are now set to go toe-to-toe. Pearson and Hirota will be throwing down at UFC 221. The event takes place Feb. 10, 2018 inside the Perth Arena in Perth, Australia.
Pearson will be looking to make his way back inside the winning column, as he is coming off of a four fight losing streak under the UFC banner. Hirota most recently suffered a loss of his own, having been dealt a decision loss to Alexander Volkanovski.
Volkanovski has now locked in a match up of his own. The featherweight will be facing off against Jeremy Kennedy for division dominance on the night’s same UFC 221 fight card. Kennedy will be putting his undefeated record on the line, as the 11-0 fighter faces off inside the Perth Arena.
The UFC has also booked an exciting bantamweight bout between Joe Soto and Iuri Alcantara. The two MMA warriors will battle it out at UFC Fight Night 125. Both fighters will be looking to get inside the winning column, as Alcantara is on a two fight losing streak and Soto is coming off of a loss of his own. The event goes down Feb. 3, 2018 in Belem, Brazil.
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