A lightweight battle of the Brits is the latest addition to UFC on ESPN+ 29.
[autotag]Marc Diakiese[/autotag] will take on [autotag]Stevie Ray[/autotag] at the March event in London. UFC officials announced the fight booking Tuesday following an initial report from Daily Express.
🏴 vs 🏴@Marc_Diakiese vs @StevenRayMMA going down at #UFCLondon!
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— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) December 31, 2019
The card takes place March 21 at O2 Arena in London and is expected to stream on ESPN+.
Diakiese (14-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) has rebounded from a three-fight losing streak by scoring back-to-back unanimous decision wins over Joseph Duffy and Lando Vannata, respectively. He never has lost at home, as he is set to compete in England for the 12th time in his career.
Ray (23-9 MMA, 7-4 UFC) bounced back from his first-round knockout loss to Leonardo Santos in March with a majority decision over Michael Johnson in Singapore.
With the addition, the UFC on ESPN+ 29 card now includes:
- Tyron Woodley vs. Leon Edwards
- John Phillips vs. Dusko Todorovic
- Darren Stewart vs. Marvin Vettori
- Tom Aspinall vs. Raphael Pessoa
- Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Molly McCann
- Nicolas Dalby vs. Danny Roberts
- Paul Craig vs. Ryan Spann
- Marc Diakiese vs. Stevie Ray
- Gabriel Benitez vs. Lerone Murphy