A pair of lightweights will look to get again on monitor within the desert this summer time.
Kurt Holobaugh (20-8 MMA, 1-5 UFC) is ready to tackle Kaynan Kruschewsky (15-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) on the UFC’s July 20 Struggle Night time occasion on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
An individual with information of the reserving confirmed the matchup to MMA Junkie, however requested to stay nameless as a result of the promotion has but to make an official announcement.
Holobaugh discovered himself outdoors the UFC after three straight losses in his second stint within the promotion. However he labored his means again to Season 31 of “The Final Fighter” and bought true redemption when he beat Austin Hubbard to win the light-weight season. In his follow-up in opposition to Trey Ogden in March, although, he dropped a call for his first loss since 2019.
Kruschewsky, a 33-year-old Brazilian, choked out Dylan Mantello this previous September on Dana White’s Contender Sequence to earn a shot within the UFC. However in his promotional debut lower than two months later, he was knocked out within the first spherical by Elves Brener for his first setback in practically 5 years.
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