A matchup between rising bantamweights has been added to UFC on ESPN 66.
Da’Mon Blackshear(16-7-1 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC) takes on Alatengheili (17-9-2 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC) April 26 at T-Cell Heart in Kansas Metropolis, Mo. Two individuals with data of the matchup not too long ago knowledgeable MMA Junkie of the matchup however requested to stay nameless as a result of the promotion has but to make an official announcement.
Blackshear will make a really fast turnaround after competing lower than three weeks in the past. The 30-year-old was in a position to snap a two-fight dropping skid with submission finishes over Cody Stamann, and most recently Cody Gibson at UFC Fight Night 254 in March.
Battle Prepared’s Alatengheili has received three of his previous 4. He hasn’t competed since a unanimous determination win over Kleydson Rodrigues at UFC Battle Night time 241 this previous Could.
With the addition, the UFC Battle Night time occasion in Kanas Metropolis contains:
- Ian Machado Garry vs. Carlos Prates
- Anthony Smith vs. Zhang Mingyang
- Giga Chikadze vs. David Onama
- Michel Pereira vs. Abus Magomedov
- Ikram Aliskerov vs. Andre Muniz
- Randy Brown vs. Nicolas Dalby
- Jimmy Flick vs. Matt Schnell
- Evan Elder vs. Ahmad Hassanzada
- Jaqueline Amorim vs. Polyana Viana
- Cameron Saaiman vs. Malcolm Wellmaker
- Chelsea Chandler vs. Joselyne Edwards
- Heili Alateng vs. Da’Mon Blackshear
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC on ESPN 66.
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