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Max Griffin boasts a wealth of UFC experience. | Getty/UFC
There will be a significant gap in big-fight experience when Max Griffin and Victor Valenzuela lock horns on April 25.
Griffin, an 18-time Octagon veteran, and Valenzuela, a promotional newcomer, will meet in a welterweight contest at UFC Fight Night 274. The bout was first reported by MMAFighting.com. UFC Fight Night 274 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a bantamweight scrap pitting Aljamain Sterling against Youssef Zalal.
Veteran vs. Rookie
Griffin has last three of his last four outings. Most recently, the 40-year-old Californian dropped a split verdict to Chris Curtis at UFC on ESPN 70 on July 12. Griffin is 8-10 during his UFC tenure, with notable wins over the likes of Tim Means, Carlos Condit and Mike Perry.
Valenzuela, meanwhile, suffered a second-round TKO loss to Michael Oliveira on Dana White’s Contender Series last October. He has since rebounded with a stoppage win over Yusaku Kinoshita at Lemino Shooto Vol. 4 on March 30. Valenzuela is a former Fury FC welterweight champ and has also competed for organizations such as LFA, Ring of Combat and Combate Global.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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