The last July trip to “Fight Island” sees a trio of former world champions in action.
On the poster for the July 25 UFC event launched this week is the main match between Robert Whittaker and Darren Till, a trilogy between Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, and Fabricio Werdum’s encounter with the debutant. heavyweight Alexander Gustafsson.
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– UFC (@ufc) July 3, 2020
Whittaker returns for the first time since she lost the UFC middleweight title to Israel Adesanya nine months ago, while Till competes at 185 pounds in the UFC for the second time. “The Gorilla” defeated Kelvin Gastelum by split decision at UFC 244.
In the co-main event, “Minotouru” faces rival Rua for the third time in what is expected to be the last fight in Nogueira’s 19-year career.
Also on the main card, former UFC champion Werdum welcomes Gustafsson, a two-time light heavyweight title challenger, to the heavyweight division.
See the lineup for the July 25 show below (order to be determined):
Robert Whittaker vs. Darren Till
Mauricio Rua against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Alex Oliveira vs. Peter Sobotta
Fabricio Werdum vs. Alexander Gustafsson
Nicolas Dalby vs. Jesse Ronson
Tom Aspinall vs. Jake Collier
Justin Tafa vs. Raphael Pessoa
Movsar Evloev vs. Mike Grundy
Bethe Correia vs. Pannie Kianzad
Nathaniel Wood vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
Francisco Trinaldo against Jai Herbert
