A matchup of middleweight prospects has been added to a UFC
Fight Night event in August.
Zachary
Reese (7-1) will face Bolivian debutant Jose Medina
(11-3) at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Aug. 24. The matchup was
first reported by MMA Latinoamerica.
It will be a quick turnaround for Reese after he knocked out
veteran Julian
Marquez in 20 seconds at UFC
on ESPN 57 in Louisville earlier this month. The bonus-winning
victory saw “Savage” bounce back from his lone pro loss, which came
via a slam KO against Cody
Brundage in his UFC debut in December 2023.
Meanwhile, Medina gets his UFC call despite coming up on the short
side of a unanimous decision in his
Dana White’s Contender Series bout against Magomed
Gadzhiyasulov in October 2023. Medina has finished 10 of his 11
pro wins so far and was riding a six-fight winning streak before
the Contender Series loss.