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Waylon Lowe, Nik Lentz Booked for UFC Fight Night in Seattle

Filed under: UFC, NewsLightweights Waylon Lowe and Nik Lentz will meet at the UFC’s Seattle Fight Night card next month.

A source close to the fighters’ camps confirmed the booking to MMA Fighting on Thursday. The news was also reported by MMA Diehar…

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Waylon LoweLightweights Waylon Lowe and Nik Lentz will meet at the UFC’s Seattle Fight Night card next month.

A source close to the fighters’ camps confirmed the booking to MMA Fighting on Thursday. The news was also reported by MMA Diehards.

Lowe (10-3, 2-1 UFC) and Lentz (20-3-2, 4-0-1 UFC) are both managed by Monte Cox – and sources told MMA Fighting that the booking was not the first proposed matchup between two of his fighters. In the UFC’s lightweight division, Cox also manages Jacob Volkmann, Sean Sherk, Kamal Shalorus and Cody McKenzie.

After Year Off, Steve Lopez Gets Second Chance at UFC 119

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse ExclusiveThousands of fighters grind their way through regional promotions with the hope of one day getting a call from the UFC. For most, that call never comes.

For Steve Lopez, of South Bend, Ind., the call came a year ag…

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Thousands of fighters grind their way through regional promotions with the hope of one day getting a call from the UFC. For most, that call never comes.

For Steve Lopez, of South Bend, Ind., the call came a year ago to take a short-notice fight against Jim Miller at UFC 103. And it can be reasonably assumed that the daydream of winning his debut and starting the UFC ladder-climb went through his head.

He certainly couldn’t have expected the outcome of his fight against Miller. Throwing an ordinary, everyday jab, Lopez dislocated his left shoulder. His verbal submission came instantly, as did the groans from the fans in Dallas when they saw the obvious separation on the replays.