After the controversial ending in their first encounter, [autotag]Edgar Chairez[/autotag] and [autotag]Daniel Lacerda[/autotag] will run things back.
Chairez (10-5-1 MMA, 0-1-1 UFC) rematches Lacerda (11-5-1 MMA, 0-4-1 UFC) on Oct. 14 at UFC Fight Night 230 from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Two people with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. MMA Fighting was first to report the news.
The flyweight bout between Chairez and Lacerda this past Saturday at Noche UFC was ruled a no contest after referee Chris Tognoni mistakenly thought Lacerda was put to sleep from Chairez’s standing guillotine in Round 1 and called the fight off prematurely at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Lacerda immediately protested the call, and after cageside officials used the video replay, they concluded that Tognoni committed an error, ultimately ruling the fight a no contest.
With the addition, the UFC Fight Night 230 lineup now includes:
- Edson Barboza vs. Sodiq Yusuff
- Irina Alekseeva vs. Melissa Dixon
- Emily Ducote vs. Ashley Yoder
- Jonathan Martinez vs. Adrian Yanez
- David Dvorak vs. Tatsuro Taira
- Viviane Araujo vs. Jennifer Maia
- Heili Alateng vs. TBA
- Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Michel Pereira
- Christian Rodriguez vs. Cameron Saaiman
- TJ Brown vs. Darren Elkins
- Chris Duncan vs. Terrance McKinney