Drew Dober lastly has an opponent for UFC on ESPN 59.
Stepping up simply days faraway from his final struggle, Jean Silva will fill the “opponent TBA” void for Dober (27-13 MMA, 13-9 UFC) in a light-weight matchup on July 13 at Ball Enviornment in Denver. The promotion formally introduced the matchup on Wednesday.
Dober was initially set to face Mike Davis on the occasion, however was left with out an opponent when “Beast Boy” turned injured. Dober needed to maintain the date and has now secured a brand new foe who simply competed at Worldwide Combat Week.
Extra motion coming to the Mile Excessive Metropolis 👏
Jean Silva will face @DrewDober at #UFCDenver, simply two weeks after his KO victory at UFC 303! pic.twitter.com/frSihwfojH
— UFC (@ufc) July 3, 2024
Silva (13-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) is coming off a knockout win towards Charles Jourdain at UFC 303, and can make a fast 14-day turnaround to compete once more. Whereas the efficiency was spectacular, it was blemished by a 1.5-pound weight miss over the featherweight restrict. For the struggle towards Dober, he may have an additional 10 kilos to work with in his quick return to the cage.
Dober will look to rebound from a unanimous determination loss to Renato Moicano in February which halted the momentum of a TKO victory over Ricky Glenn in October.
With the addition, the UFC on ESPN 59 lineup contains:
- Rose Namajunas vs. Tracy Cortez
- Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Muslim Salikhov
- Drew Dober vs. Jean Silva
- Viviane Araujo vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
- Gabriel Bonfim vs. Ange Loosa
- Julian Erosa vs. Christian Rodriguez
- Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Cody Brundage
- Mariya Agapova vs. Luana Santos
- Josh Fremd vs. Andre Petroski
- MarQuel Mederos vs. Nazim Sadykhov
- Charles Johnson vs. Joshua Van
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC on ESPN 59.
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