Legendary fan fvorites Nick Diaz and Tony Ferguson will likely be getting into the octagon as soon as once more.
On Wednesday morning, UFC CEO Dana White introduced the return fights for the 2 MMA veterans, which is able to occur Aug. 3 at UFC on ABC 7 from Etihad Enviornment in Abu Dhabi.
Diaz will tackle Vicente Luque in a five-round co-main occasion, and whereas Ferguson matches up with Michael Chiesa on the primary card. Each fights will happen at welterweight.
Diaz, older brother of Nate Diaz, hasn’t fought since shedding to Robbie Lawler in 2021. That was additionally his first battle in six years. Diaz is now 40 and winless in his previous 4 UFC bouts. His final win got here towards B.J. Penn in 2011 at UFC 237.
Luque can be trying to get away of a foul spell. He’s 1-3 in his previous 4 performances, along with his most up-to-date a TKO loss to Joaquin Buckley in March.
Ferguson, like Diaz additionally 40, is hoping to snap a seven-fight shedding streak when he meets Chiesa. White didn’t say this is able to be Ferguson’s retirement battle however did state this “might be” Ferguson’s last battle. Ferguson final fought in December when he misplaced a unanimous choice to Paddy Pimblett.
Moreover, a UFC girls’s strawweight bout between Mackenzie Dern and Crazy Godinez was additionally introduced.
Beneath is the up to date card for UFC on ABC 7:
- Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
- Nick Diaz vs. Vicente Luque
- Michael Chiesa vs. Tony Ferguson
- Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Marlon Vera
- Mackenzie Dern vs. Crazy Godinez
- Alonzo Menifield vs. Azamat Murzakanov
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