UFC officials announced Thursday that TUF 23 winner Andrew Sanchez will battle Canadian Ryan Janes at The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale on December 1st at Park Theatre in Las Vegas.
Sanchez (9-3) is coming off a TKO loss to Anthony Smith at UFC on FOX 24, which snapped his four-fight win streak. “El Dirte” won Season 23 of The Ultimate Fighter in July 2016, when he defeated Khalil Rountree by unanimous decision. Janes (9-3) heads into this matchup off back-to-back losses against Gerald Meerschaert and Jack Marshman. The Zuma MMA has gone 2-1 in the UFC, with his lone victory coming against Keith Berish at UFC FIght night 102 in December.
Here’s an updated look at the card…
Gerald Meerschaert vs. Eric Spicely
Sean O’Malley vs. Terrion Ware
Ryan Janes vs. Andrew Sanchez
Bellator signs 3-0 light heavyweight prospect Tyree Fortune MMAJunkie reports that light heavyweight prospect Tyree Fortune has signed with the promotion, agreeing on a multi-fight contract. In addition, the promotion announced they have signed undefeated Canadian lightweight Mandel Nallo.
Fortune (3-0) is the fraternal twin brother of current Bellator heavyweight Tyrell Fortune. The 27-year-old made his professional debut last October and has won two of his three career fights by stoppage. Fortune was ranked No. 10 in the FloCombat North American light heavyweight prospect rankings and recently defeated Jose Rocha by first-round submission at CageSport 45 in April.
Nallo (5-0) hasn’t competed since April 2016, when he submitted Shawn Wallace in the first round at Elite 1 MMA: Meltdown. The Tristar standout has won all of his fights by stoppage and has only left the first-round once in his career. The Canadian was the third-ranked lightweight on the FloCombat North American lightweight prospect rankings.
