Hooker vs. Puelles, ‘Moicano’ vs. Riddell Added to UFC 281 Lineup in New York

Two lightweight matchups have been added to the UFC
281
card, as Dan Hooker
will square off against Claudio
Puelles
, while Renato
Carneiro
will lock horns with Brad
Riddell
.

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Promotion broadcast partner ESPN
confirmed Hooker vs. Puelles following an initial report from

Fordewin MMA
. Meanwhile, Carneiro’s management was first to

announce
the matchup with Riddell.

Hooker has lost four of his last five Octagon appearances. The
32-year-old City Kickboxing representative will return to 155
pounds on the heels of a first-round TKO loss to Arnold
Allen
at featherweight in his most recent outing at UFC Fight
Night 204 on March 19.

Puelles, meanwhile, has been on a roll since falling to Martin
Bravo
in his promotional debut. The “Prince of Peru” has been
victorious in five straight Octagon appearances, including a
first-round kneebar of Clay Guida at
UFC Fight Night 205 on April 23.

“Moicano” had a two-bout winning streak snapped in his last fight,
when he dropped a five-round verdict to Rafael dos
Anjos
at UFC 272. Prior to that, the Brazilian had scored
back-to-back submission victories against Alexander
Hernandez
and Jai
Herbert
.

Riddell began his UFC tenure with four consecutive victories but
has since been finished in back-to-back fights. Most recently, the
30-year-old New Zealand native tapped to a Jalin
Turner
guillotine choke in 45 seconds at UFC 276 on July 2.

UFC 281 takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York on Nov. 12
and is headlined by a middelweight title clash between Israel
Adesanya
and Alex
Pereira
. The Las Vegas-based promotion confirmed three more
fights in release on Tuesday: Karolina
Kowalkiewicz
vs. Silvana
Gomez Juarez
at strawweight; Matt
Frevola
vs. Ottman
Azaitar
at lightweight and Michael
Trizano
vs. Seung Woo
Choi
at featherweight.

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