Duel will take place on December 2nd, in Detroit (USA)(Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/Montage: SL)
Coaches of the 26th edition of the reality show The Ultimate Fighter, lightweights Eddie Alvarez and Justin gaethje They already have a date to face each other. The duel between them will take place at UFC 218, on December 2nd, in Detroit (USA). The information was given first-hand by the website 'BJPenn' and later confirmed by 'MMA Fighting'.
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Former lightweight champion, Alvarez lost his belt after being knocked out by Conor McGregor at UFC 205, in November 2016. His return came in May of this year, when he faced Dustin poirier, in a fight that ended 'without result' after Eddie applied illegal blows to his opponent. At 33 years old, he has a record of 28 triumphs, five setbacks and one no contest, and his resume includes the Bellator lightweight title and victories over Michael chandler, Patricky Pitbull, Anthony Pettis, Gilbert Melendez, Rafael dos Anjos.
Gaethje, in turn, still doesn't know what it's like to lose in your career. He, who debuted in the UFC by knocking out Michael Johnson In July of this year, in a fight considered one of the best in recent years, he won all 18 fights, 15 of which were by knockout. Former WSOF lightweight champion, Justin, 28, defended his former organization's belt on five occasions, beating names like Brian Foster, Luis Palomino and Luiz Firmino.
UFC 218 will have the main fight Max Holloway's first featherweight title defense, facing veteran Frankie Edgar. Other clashes that could define the future of their respective divisions are also confirmed for the card. The heavyweights Alistair Overeem and Francis Ngannou face off for the position of next challenger to the Stipe Miocic, a situation similar to that of flies Henry Cejudo and Sergio Pettis, who face each other for a title shot. The welterweight Alex Cowboy, who faces Yancy Medeiros, is, to date, the only Brazilian cast for the show.
UFC 218 (so far)
Feather weight: Max Holloway x Frankie Edgar
Lightweight: Eddie Alvarez x Justin gaethje
Heavyweight: alistair overeem x Francis Ngannou
Fly weight: Henry Cejudo x Sergio Pettis
Welterweight Weight: Alex Cowboy x Yancy Medeiros
Straw weight: Felice herrig x Cortney Casey
Strawweight: Angela Magaña x Amanda Cooper
Welterweight Weight: Abdul Razak Alhassan x Sabah Tomasi
Lightweight: David Teymur x Drakkar Klose
Light Heavyweight: Dominick reyes x Jeremy Kimball
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