Welterweight knockout artist Dan Hardy will compete once again in front of his home fans as he will fight Amir Sadollah on Sept. 29 at the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham, England at UFC on FUEL TV 5.
Hardy (24-10, 1 NC) recently snapped a four-fight losing streak when he knocked out Duane Ludwig at UFC 146 in May. Sadollah (6-3) defeated Jorge Lopez by split decision in his last outing.
In other 170-pound action in Nottingham, Che Mills and fellow striker Duane Ludwig will go toe-to-toe. Mills (14-5, 1 NC) is coming off a beating at the hands of 22-year-old Canadian Rory MacDonald at UFC 145 in April, while Ludwig was knocked out by Hardy.
Featherweights Jason Young and Robert Peralta will compete on the card as well. Young (9-5) last fought in his native England at UFC 138 where he lost a decision to Michihiro Omigawa. Since that loss he picked up a win over Eric Wisely at the UFC on FUEL TV event in Sweden. Meanwhile, Peralta (15-3, 1 NC) is unbeaten in his last nine bouts.
UFC on FUEL TV 5 is headlined by a heavyweight bout between rising contenders Stefan Struve and Stipe Miocic.
UFC 151 adds quality lightweights
Streaking lightweights Danny Castillo and Michael Johnson will face off at UFC 151 on Sept. 1 in Las Vegas
Castillo (14-4) is coming off a unanimous decision win over John Cholish in May and is 4-1 in the UFC since moving over from the WEC. The Team Alpha Male fighter has won six of his last seven bouts.
Johnson (11-6) earned a unanimous decision win over The Ultimate Fighter 13 winner Tony Ferguson at UFC on FOX 3.
NOTES: According to MMAjunkie.com, UFC 153 will likely take place on Oct. 13 date at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. During the UFC 147 pre-event press conference on Thursday the UFC’s managing director of international development Marshall Zelaznik said the promotion is planning to visit Brazil again before year’s end but the date and venue could change … Fedor Emelianenko made short work of Pedro Rizzo at Thursday’s M-1 Global event in St. Petersburg, Russia. In a battle of veteran former champions, Emelianenko steamrolled his opponent for an 84-second knockout. It appears it will be the Russian’s final victory however, as he announced his retirement after the bout, according to MMAjunkie.com.
