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May 26, 2022
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A featherweight affair will headline the
Ultimate Fighting Championshipβs return to New York. On
Thursday, UFC officials confirmed that former 145-pound title
challenger Brian
Ortega and Yair
Rodriguez would collide in the main event of an upcoming UFC
Fight Night event on July 16. The news also implied that the
Nevada-based promotion would soon leave the UFC Apex for its Fight
Night series as the upcoming event will go down at the UBS Arena in
Long Island.
Ortega (15-2, 1 NC; 7-2, 1 NC UFC) is looking to bounce back after
dropping a decision to Alexander
Volkanovski in their championship affair at UFC 266. It was the
second time βT-Cityβ lost a title fight after suffering a
fourth-round stoppage at the hands of Max
Holloway at UFC 231. In between, Ortega upended Chan Sung
Jung in the UFC Fight Night 180 main event.
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In his most recent assignment, Rodriguez (13-3, 1 NC; 8-2, 1 NC
UFC) conceded a decision victory to Holloway in the UFC Fight Night
197 headliner. On that occasion, βEl Panteraβ made his Octagon
return following a two-year hiatus. The Valle Flow Striking
standoutβs latest victory dates back to October 2019, when he
outpointed Jeremy
Stephens on all scorecards at UFC on ESPN 6.