Two new bouts have been added to the
UFC Fight Night 245 lineup.
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Brady
Hiestand (8-2) will take on Jake Hadley
(11-3) in a bantamweight clash on the Oct. 19 card. The matchup was
announced by the Iridium Sports Agency.
Hiestand has racked up three straight wins — with finishes in his
last two bouts — after dropping a split decision against Ricky
Turcios in his UFC debut in 2021. Coming off a third-round
submission win over Garrett
Armfield from this past June, this will the first time “Bam
Bam” fights more than once a year in the UFC.
Meanwhile, having started his career at flyweight, Hadley has
seemingly found a new home at bantamweight after his last outing. A
Contender Series graduate, the Englishman went 2-3 at flyweight to
start his UFC journey. Hadley moved up a weight class for a short
notice matchup against Irish prospect Caolan
Loughran at UFC 304 in Manchester, England, this past July
after Ramon
Taveras pulled out. An underdog going into the bout, Hadley
upset the odds with his superior striking to earn a unanimous
decision victory.
Meanwhile, Daniel
Pineda (28-16) will take on Darren
Elkins (28-11) in a clash of featherweight veterans on the same
card. Iridium Sports Agency also confirmed the booking.
Pineda is 5-7 with one no contest across two separate UFC stints.
The 39-year-old is coming off back-to-back losses against Nathaniel
Wood and Alex
Caceres.
Meanwhile, Elkins’ UFC tenure dates back to 2010. A fan-favorite
known for engaging in slugfests, Elkins has won four of his last
six outings in the Octagon. “The Damage” scored a submission win
over T.J.
Brown in his last outing in October 2023 before
breaking his leg in a “freak” training injury.