A bantamweight clash between John
Castaneda and Kyung Ho
Kang has been moved to the UFC
295 card.
Castaneda was originally scheduled to face his South Korean
opponent a week later at UFC Fight Night 232 on Nov. 18.
Castaneda’s management firm, Iridium Sports Agency, first announced
the change in date on Tuesday. UFC 295 takes place at Madison
Square Garden in New York and is headlined by a heavyweight
championship tilt pitting Jon Jones
against Stipe
Miocic.
While Castaneda won a Dana White’s Contender Series matchup back in
2017, it wasn’t until 2020 that “Sexi Mexi” got his UFC call. After
dropping a decision in his promotional debut, Castaneda racked up
back-to-back finishes before suffering a brutal Round 2 knockout
loss against Daniel
Santos in October 2022. The 31-year-old has since bounced back
with a decision win over Muin
Gafurov at UFC on ESPN 46 on June 3.
Meanwhile, Kang is a battle-tested veteran at 135 pounds, having
started his UFC career in 2013. “Mr. Perfect” has gone 8-3 with one
no contest in the promotion and is currently riding a two-fight win
streak topped off by a submission victory over Cristian
Quinonez in June.