A pivotal welterweight bout between Michael
Chiesa and Vicente
Luque is on tap for UFC
265.
Multiple outlets confirmed the booking following an initial report
from
Cageside Press. UFC 265 takes place on Aug. 7 at an as yet to
be announced location and is headlined by a women’s bantamweight
title tilt pitting Amanda
Nunes against Julianna
Pena.
Chiesa is 4-0 since moving to 170 pounds from lightweight in 2018.
The 33-year-old Sikjitsu representative kicked off his 2021
campaign with a lopsided five-round verdict over Neil Magny in
the UFC on ESPN 20 headliner on Jan. 20. “Maverick” also owns
welterweight triumphs against Rafael dos
Anjos, Diego
Sanchez and Carlos
Condit.
Luque has won nine of 10 Octagon appearances dating back to October
2017, with his only defeat during that time coming at the hands of
Stephen
Thompson. Luque’s current three-bout winning streak features
finishes of Niko Price,
Randy
Brown and Tyron
Woodley.