Norman Parke returns to the octagon against Jon Tuck. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
The winner of the The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes In the lightweight category, Norman Parke will have his first fight since winning the title at UFC on FOX 7 in April. The Brit will face Guaman Jon Tuck, who also participated in TUF. Tuck was defeated by To the fifth in the elimination round, which was worth a place in the house, of the 15th season of the reality show.
British Norman Parke, 26 years old, born in Northern Ireland, has only two defeats in the 19 fights he has had as a professional. Among his 17 victories is the one that won him the TUF title, over Englishman Colin Fletcher, at UFC on FX 6.
Undefeated Jon Tuck, 28, has fought most of his seven professional fights in his home country of Guam. His last fight, against Chinese Zhang Tiequan, marked his debut in Ultimate. Tuck won by unanimous decision from the judges in the second fight on the UFC China main card.
The event in which the fight between Parke and Tuck will take place, UFC on FOX 7, is scheduled for April 20th, at HP Pavilion in San Jose, California (USA). The main fight of the night will be the lightweight belt dispute between the Ultimate champion, Ben henderson, and the last champion of the extinct Strikeforce, Gilbert Melendez.
