The UFC is constructing again up its upcoming Denver occasion after a slew of withdrawals.
The latest addition to UFC on ESPN 59 is a bantamweight bout as Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Montel Jackson has been booked. The occasion takes place July 13 at Ball Area.
Two individuals with data of the matchup just lately knowledgeable MMA Junkie of the reserving however requested to stay nameless because the promotion has but to make an official announcement.
Blackshear (14-6-1 MMA, 2-2-1 UFC) goals to bounce again from a UFC 292 unanimous determination loss to Mario Bautista in August. The loss snapped a two-fight profitable steak. Since then, Blackshear has moved his coaching to Thailand and Tiger Muay Thai.
Jackson (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) rides a four-fight profitable streak into the matchup however has struggled to get into the cage as of late. His three most up-to-date bookings have fallen via together with two opponent withdrawals for UFC on ABC 6 on June 22.
With the addition, the UFC on ESPN 59 combat card contains:
- Rose Namajunas vs. Tracy Cortez
- Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Muslim Salikhov
- Charles Johnson vs. Joshua Van
- Drew Dober vs. Jean Silva
- Gabriel Bonfim vs. Ange Loosa
- Mariya Agapova vs. Luana Santos
- Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Fatima Kline
- Julian Erosa vs. Christian Rodriguez
- Josh Fremd vs. Andre Petroski
- Cody Brundage vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan
- Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Montel Jackson
- Nazim Sadykhov vs. TBA
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC on ESPN 59.
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