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Maki Pitolo
is expected to face recent Dana White’s Contender Series victor
Impa
Kasanganay at UFC on ESPN 15 on Aug. 22.
UFC president Dana White confirmed the booking after Kasangany
defeated Anthony
Adams at the Contender Series on Tuesday night. Though the bout
has been targeted, contracts have not yet officially been
signed.
“He’s going to fight Pitolo,” White said. “Maki Pitolo,
from the Contender [Series], too.
UFC on ESPN 15 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is
headlined by a bantamweight duel pitting Frankie
Edgar against Pedro
Munhoz. The main card streams on ESPN and ESPN+ following
prelims on ESPN+.
An alum of Season 3 of the Contender Series, Pitolo fell to 1-2 in
the Las Vegas-based promotion following a first-round submission
loss to Darren
Stewart at UFC Fight Night 174. “Coconut Bombz” is 13-6 as a
professional, with 10 triumphs coming inside the distance.
The 26-year-old Kasanganay improved to 7-0 as a professional with a
three-round verdict over Anthony
Adams. He appeared on the Contender Series one year prior, as
well, taking a decision against Kailan Hill
in August 2019.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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