L. Santos faces N. Lentz at UFC Utica. Photo: Reproduction / Twitter @NikLentz
Leo Santos has a new opponent at UFC Utica, an event that takes place on June 1st, in the state of New York (USA). The Brazilian was initially scheduled to face James Krause on the show, but he was injured and was promptly replaced by the veteran Nik lentz. The confirmation of the duel was made by Lentz himself through a post on Twitter.
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"Good luck, Leo Santos. Train hard and stay healthy. It will be a great fight”, wrote the North American on the microblog.
Lentz has an MMA record of 28 wins and eight losses as a professional. The American last acted in November 2017, when he submitted Will BRooks with a guillotine choke.
In turn, Léo is the winner of the second edition of The Ultimate Fighter Brasil (TUF Brasil 2), the UFC's reliaty show in the country. The black belt has a record of 16 wins, three losses and one draw. Since debuting in the UFC in 2013, the Brazilian has had six fights, with five wins and one draw.
Good luck @LeoSantosbjj. Train hard and stay healthy. It's going to be a banger in New York!! #ufc #ufcutica @ufc @UFCONFOX @ FS1 pic.twitter.com/a8oumS6Dfu
— Nik lentz (@NikLentz) April 16th 2018
The main fight of UFC Utica brings another Brazilian into action: in the bantamweight division, Marlon moraes faces the North American Jimmie rivera. Check out the show card so far below:
UFC Utica fight schedule
sijara eubanks x Lauren Murphy
Walt Harris x Daniel Spitz
Hector Sandoval vs. Jarred Brooks
Gregor Gillespie x Vinc Pichel
Jessica Aguilar x Jodie Esquibel
Jake ellenberger x Ben Saunders
Jessica Eye x Jessica Rose-Clark
Johnny Eduardo x Nathaniel Wood
Julio Maple x Daniel Teymur
Gleison Tibau x Desmond Green
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