Several new fights have been announced for the UFC’s return to San Antonio including Andrei Arlovski vs. Ben Rothwell.
Andrei Arlovski vs. Ben Rothwell 2 Set
Alongside this rematch, James Vick (13-3) meets Dan Hooker (17-4) in a lightweight bout and Ray Borg (11-4) steps into the Octagon to take on promotion newcomer Gabriel Silva (7-0) in a bantamweight bout. San Antonio Express-News reported the news on Monday.
The first fight between these two heavyweight sluggers came back in the co-main event of the first Affliction show in July 2008. In this bout, Arlovski knocked out Rothwell in the third round. Now, over a decade later, these two will go at it again.
Rothwell fought Blagoy Ivanov at UFC Wichita by losing by unanimous decision in his return fight after being away due to a two-year USADA suspension. The former UFC heavyweight champion is currently on a four-fight losing streak.
Vick has lost two straight fights coming into this bout after winning nine of his first 10 UFC bouts. On the flip side, Hooker suffered a third-round KO loss to Edson Barboza in December, which snapped a streak of four consecutive victories.
The event takes place on July 20, 2019, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas and will air on ESPN. A headliner for the show has yet to be announced. Here is the updated card:
UFC San Antonio Card
Juan Adams vs. Greg Hardy
Alex Caceres vs. Steven Peterson
Domingo Pilarte vs. Felipe Colares
Liz Carmouche vs. Roxanne Modafferi
Aleksei Oleinik vs. Walt Harris
Raquel Pennington vs. Irene Aldana
Sam Alvey vs. Klidson Abreu
Mario Bautista vs. Jin Soo Son
James Vick vs. Dan Hooker
Andrei Arlovski vs. Ben Rothwell
Ray Borg vs. Gabriel Silva
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