A slew of Canadian content has been added to the UFC Fight Night event slated for Oct. 4 in Halifax.
Rising bantamweight contender Mitch Gagnon of Sudbury, Ont., is set to fight unbeaten Aljamain Sterling in a battle of talented 135-pounders.
Gagnon (11-2) has won three straight in the UFC, submitting Walel Watson and Dustin Kimura at UFC 152 and UFC 165, respectively, and recently earning a unanimous decision over Tim Gorman at the TUF Nations Finale in Quebec City in April.
Sterling (10-0) is a teammate of middleweight champion Chris Weidman and has compiled a 2-0 record in the UFC with wins over Cody Gibson and Hugo Viana.
TUF Nations winners added to UFC Fight Night Halifax
TUF Nations finalist Olivier Aubin-Mercier meets Jake Lindsey in a lightweight contest. Aubin-Mercier (5-1) was edged by Tristar Gym teammate Chad Laprise at the TUF Nations Finale in his last bout, while Lindsey lost to Jon Tuck in his promotional debut in June.
Dynamic Canadian lightweight Jason Saggo welcomes unbeaten Paul Felder to the UFC when they meet at 155 pounds. Saggo (10-1), who fights out of Charlottetown, P.E.I., thrilled in his UFC debut when he stopped Josh Shockley with strikes at UFC 174 in Vancouver. Felder (8-0) has won six of his fights by KO/TKO including a spinning heel kick knockout of Craig Johnson at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 38 earlier this month.
Kelowna, B.C.’s Matt Dwyer makes his UFC debut against Albert Tumenov at 170 pounds. Dwyer (7-1) holds notable wins over UFC veterans DaMarques Johnson and Shonie Carter. Tumenov (13-2) knocked out Anthony Lapsley in the first round at UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva in May.
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Canadian veteran Nordine Taleb, another TUF Nations alumnus, was added to the card earlier in the week. The 9-2 Tristar Gym fighter will fight China’s Li Jingliang in a welterweight contest.
The event marks the UFC’s first trip to in Nova Scotia and takes place at the Halifax Metro Centre.
A five-round welterweight contender bout between Canadian Rory MacDonald and former Strikeforce champion Tarec Saffiedine is scheduled to serve as the main event.
