Ryan Jimmo MFC 31
The UFC books light heavyweights Ryan ‘Big Deal’ Jimmo (17-1) and James Te Huna (15-5), as well as welterweights Gunnar Nelson (10-0-1) and Justin Edwards (8-2) against one another for this February’s upcoming UFC on FUEL TV 7 event.
The announcement was made earlier today by the UFC office in the United Kingdom via Twitter (@UFC_UK).
– The fights keep coming! Confirmed for #UFCLondon2013, holding the joint title for fastest KO in UFC history, @RyanJimmo faces @JamesTeHuna!
– Submissions master @GunniNelson will be looking to make it six stoppages in a row against @FastEddyMMA at #UFCLondon2013 on 16th Feb!
UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs. McDonald is expected to take place on February 16, 2013 at the Wembley Arena in London England. The event is headlined by an interim lightweight title match between interim champ Renana Barao vs. top contender Michael McDonald.
Jimmo made a big splash in his Octagon debut by knocking out Anthony Perosh in seven-seconds at UFC 149 this past July. The victory was Jimmo’s seventeenth straight win which includes two straight Maximum Fighting Championship title defenses.
Te-Huna has won three in a row and is 4-1 in the Octagon since debuting at home in Australia in 2010. His most recent victory went down in July with a “Fight of the Night” winning decision against Joey Beltran at UFC on FUEL TV 4.
Nelson debuted with the UFC in September in England, earning a first round submission win over DaMarques Johnson at UFC on FUEL TV 5. The win kept Nelson’s undefeated streak at eleven and his win streak at ten.
Edwards, a former TUF 13 competitor earned a submission win this past October at UFC on FX 5 by choking out opponent Josh Neer at the Minnesota event. The win put Edwards back into the win column following a decision defeat against John Maguire at UFC 138.