The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has locked down a series of exciting match ups for some of the promotion’s upcoming events. This time around, the world’s most famous mixed martial arts promotion has added new bouts to the highly anticipated fight cards of UFC 225, UFC 226 and UFC Fight Night 131.
The UFC has reported that knockout artist Mike Perry will be taking on fellow welterweight Yancy Medeiros on the highly anticipated fight card of UFC 226. The live pay-per-view event will take place July 7 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
Excitement level ???@YMedeiros takes on @PlatinumPerry in Las Vegas at #UFC226‼️
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— UFC (@ufc) April 17, 2018
UFC middleweight Paulo Costa has taken to Twitter to claim that his fight against Uriah Hall has been rebooked following Hall’s debilitating weight cut that forced the fighter into the hospital. Costa claims the fight is now also set for the UFC 226 card.
7 de julho em Las Vegas.
PAULO COSTA × HALL
Estão a frente da minha recuperação o drleonidasneto… https://t.co/Y9zqN7bTmN— Paulo The Eraser Costa (@BorrachinhaMMA) April 17, 2018
UFC Fight Night 131 is now set to see a pair of new fights. Lightweights Leonardo Santos and Nik Lentz are now set to throw down for the event. Fellow lightweights Gleison Tibau and Desmond Green are also locked in for the night’s event. UFC Fight Night 131 goes down June 1 inside the Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York.
While it has yet to be confirmed, the Chicago Tribune has reported that Team Alpha Male’s Clay Guida is now set to face Bobby Green at UFC 225. The live pay-per-view event will go down June 9 inside the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.