The UFC’s first card in Albuquerque is filling up fast and the latest edition is a battle of TUF winners.
The UFC announced Friday that Season 1 winner Diego Sanchez will face Season 9 winner Ross Pearson in a lightweight bout at a UFC Fight Night event on June 7.
Sanchez (24-7) has lost three of his last four fights and is coming off back-to-back unanimous decision losses to Myles Jury at UFC 171 and Gilbert Melendez at UFC 166. Sanchez joins fellow Greg Jackson-trained teammates John Dodson and Rustam Khabilov on the card.
Pearson (15-6, 1 NC) is unbeaten since returning to the lightweight division. In his last bout, the Englishman fought to a no contest with Melvin Guillard following TKO wins over George Sotiropoulos and Ryan Couture.
The event is headlined by a lightweight tilt between Khabilov and former champion Benson Henderson and also features a dynamic flyweight fight between former 125-pound title contenders Dodson and John Moraga.
