The UFC has revived a welterweight matchup between [autotag]Matt Brown[/autotag] and [autotag]Miguel Baeza[/autotag].
Brown (22-16 MMA, 15-10 UFC) vs. Baeza (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will now take place Saturday, May 16 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. The card will air on ESPN/ESPN+.
The fight was originally scheduled for March 28 in Columbus, Ohio, but the event was postponed and later cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Monday, the UFC announced the rebooking on Instagram.
Brown, 39, made a triumphant return at UFC 245 in December when he defeated Ben Saunders by second-round knockout. Prior to that, Brown spent more than a year rehabbing his knee after he suffered a torn ACL in early 2018.
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As for Baeza, the 27-year-old returns to action on the heels of a successful UFC debut. In October, Baeza made his first UFC walk, then defeated Hector Aldana by second-round TKO.
With the addition, the May 16 UFC lineup includes:
The complete May 16 lineup includes:
- Walt Harris vs. Alistair Overeem
- Claudia Gadelha vs. Angela Hill
- Edson Barboza vs. Dan Ige
- Eryk Anders vs. Krzysztof Jotko
- Marlon Vera vs. Song Yadong
- Anthony Hernandez vs. Kevin Holland
- Giga Chikadze vs. Mike Davis
- Cortney Casey vs. Mara Romero Borella
- Darren Elkins vs. Nate Landwehr
- Rodrigo Nascimento vs. Don’Tale Mayes
- Miguel Baeza vs. Matt Brown
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