Two top-tier Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweights are
expected toe the line this June.
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The news first broke from MMA
Orbit on Thursday morning that Matt
Schnell (16-7, 1 NC) will be returning at UFC 289
on June 10 against David
Dvorak (20-5). The flyweights will be competing on a card that
will likely be held at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary,
Canada, but the location has not been officially confirmed as of
yet. There is no headliner announced for this event, nor any
specifically designated main card matchups. Schnell confirmed this
top-10 125-pound tilt on his
Instagram Stories shortly after it came to light.
The Louisiana native had a fairly busy 2022 campaign, with three
bouts all ending by stoppage. Unfortunately for “Danger,” he only
won once, with his sleep-inducing triangle choke of Su Mudaerji
bookended by a guillotine choke from Brandon
Royval and most recently, a knockout at the hands of Matheus
Nicolau in December. Dating back the last two years, Schnell
has only won one time, against the aforementioned Mudaerji, with a
decision defeat in May 2021 to Rogerio
Bontorin later overturned to a no contest after the Brazilian
tested positive for a banned diuretic.
Dvorak also finds himself with his back against the wall coming
into this encounter, as he has dropped two straight fights. Both of
his 2022 outings went his respective opponent’s way, as Nicolau and
Manel
Kape both topped him on the scorecards. The defeat to Nicolau
snapped a 16-fight win streak for the Czech fighter, including his
first three appearances in the Octagon. “The Undertaker” celebrates
a finish rate of 80% as a pro, with 14 of his last 16 victories
coming before the final bell.
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