6-Pack of Bouts on Tap for UFC Fight Night July 18th
The UFC flyweight championship will once again be up for grabs on July 18th.
At the end of February Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez met for the first time. Figueiredo won that fight by second round knockout but missed weight for the fight leaving himself ineligible to win the title.
At 185 lbs. number six ranked contender Jack Hermansson faces number seven ranked Kelvin Gastleum, who was the TUF 27 winner. At 125 lbs. number four ranked contender Alexandre Pantoja battles number seven ranked Askar Askarov. Coming off back to back decision wins Marc Diakiese tangles with Alan Patrick whose won three of his last four fights. Unbeaten Roman Dolidze makes his octagon debut against fellow finisher Khadis Ibragimov. Lastly unbeaten Carlos Felipe makes his UFC debut against Sergey Spivak who has all his wins by stoppage.
The July 18th Fight Night will be the third event on Fight Island.
Fight CardÂ
- Vacant Flyweight Title: Deiveson Figueiredo (18-1) vs. Joseph Benavidez (28-6)
- Middleweight Bout: Jack Hermansson (20-5) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (16-5)
- Flyweight Bout: Alexandre Pantoja (22-4) vs. Askar Askarov (11-0-1)
- Lightweight Bout: Marc Diakiese (14-3) vs. Alan Patrick (15-2)
- Light-Heavyweight Bout: Khadis Ibragimov (8-2) vs. Roman Dolidze (6-0)
- Heavyweight Bout: Sergey Spivak (10-2) vs. Carlos Felipe (8-0)
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