MMAJunkie reported Wednesday that two-time UFC title challenger Demian Maia will face Colby Covington at UFC Fight Night 119 on October 28th in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Maia (25-7) is coming off a unanimous-decision setback to welterweight champion Tyron Woodley at UFC 214 last month. The loss snapped the Brazilian fighter’s seven-fight win streak.
Covington (12-1) heads into this matchup on a four-fight win streak, including a unanimous-decision win over Dong Hyun Kim at UFC Fight Night 111 in his last fight. The American Top Team standout’s lone loss was to Warlley Alves back at UFC 194 in December 2015.
Here’s an updated look at the card…
Lyoto Machida vs. Derek Brunson
Demian Maia vs. Colby Covington
Misha Cirkunov vs. Glover Teixeira
Deiveson Alcantara vs. Jarred Brooks
Augusto Mendes vs. Boston Salmon
Jeremy Kennedy vs. Alex Volkanovski added to UFC Fight Night 121 in Sydney A pair of featherweight prospects square off in November as Canadian Jeremy Kennedy faces Alex Volkanovski. Australia’s The Daily Telegraph was the first to break the news.
Kennedy (11-0) has gone 3-0 in the UFC, including a unanimous-decision victory over Kyle Bochniak at UFC on FOX 25. The 24-year-old has five wins by stoppage but has yet to finish any of his opponents in the UFC. Volkanovski (15-1) heads into this matchup on a twelve-fight winning streak, including back-to-back victories in the UFC over Yusuke Kasuya and Mizuto Hirota.
Here’s my exclusive interview with Kennedy prior to the matchup being official to the public:
Here’s an updated look at the card…
Mark Hunt vs. Marcin Tybura
Bec Rawlings vs. Joanne Calderwood
Jeremy Kennedy vs. Alex Volkanovski
Ryan Benoit vs. Ashkan Mokhtarian
Rashad Coulter vs. Tai Tuivasa
Jesse Taylor vs. Belal Muhammad
Patricio Freire defends featherweight title against Daniel Weichel at Bellator 188 Bellator officials announced Wednesday that featherweight champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire will take on Daniel Weichel in a rematch at Bellator 188 on November 16th at Menora Mivtachim Arena Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Freire (26-4) is coming off a submission victory over Daniel Straus at Bellator 178 to re-capture the featherweight strap. The 30-year-old defeated Weichel by second-round knockout at Bellator 138 in June 2015. Weichel (39-9) has lost just once since 2012 and heads into this matchup on a four-fight win streak. “Drake” has gone 9-1 under the Bellator banner, including wins over Des Green, Pat Curran and Emmanuel Sanchez.
