The upper-echelon middleweight matchups keep on coming.
The UFC is targeting [autotag]Darren Till[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Marvin Vettori[/autotag] to headline an April 10 UFC Fight Night at a location and venue to be announced.
A person with knowledge of the matchup confirmed the targeted matchup to MMA Junkie on Tuesday but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. UFc broadcast partner ESPN was first to report the news.
Till (18-3-1 MMA, 6-3-1 UFC) most recently competed in July at UFC on ESPN 14 against Robert Whittaker. He lost the fight via unanimous decision and suffered a knee injury. Till was booked to fight Jack Hermansson in December. However, Till’s injury was still nagging and he pulled out of the fight. Till, No. 4 in the official UFC rankings, has lost three of his past four fights.
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Vettori (16-4-1 MMA, 6-2-1 UFC) rides a four-fight winning streak. Following victories over Cezar Ferreira, Andrew Sanchez, and Karl Roberson, Vettori stepped in for Till and fought Hermansson in December. In his first UFC main event, Vetttori defeated Hermansson via unanimous decision.
With the addition, the April 10 lineup includes:
- Darren Till vs. Marvin Vettori
- Nina Ansaroff vs. Mackenzie Dern
- Jarjis Danho vs. Yorgan De Castro
- Ignacio Bahamondes vs. John Makdessi
- Norma Dumont vs. Bea Malecki
- Sam Alvey vs. Zak Cummings
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