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The UFC announced that Steveson will meet Sean Sharaf in a heavyweight clash at UFC 331, while Robelis Despaigne returns to the Octagon against Tai Tuivasa. Also confirmed for the Sept. 19 event is a middleweight matchup pitting Ryan Gandra against Osman Diaz and a lightweight bout between Brian Ortega and Renato Carneiro.
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Gable Steveson’s sophomore UFC bout, Renato Carneiro-Brian Ortega rematch among new additions to UFC 331
Following the announcement that UFC 331 will be headlined by Joshua Van‘s flyweight title rematch against former champion Alexandre Pantoja, the promotion dropped more additions to the undercard.
Steveson, who made his UFC debut against Elisha Ellison in July, is set to return against Sharaf, who’s 0-2 inside the Octagon. Despaigne returns to the UFC after rebuilding momentum outside the promotion and will face Tuivasa, who enters the bout looking to halt a seven-fight losing streak.
Gandra enters his matchup against Diaz high in confidence following knockout victories over Jose Medina and Zach Reese. Diaz is looking to rebound from a loss to Ateba Abega Gautier.
Carneiro enters his rematch with Ortega coming off a submission victory over Chris Duncan. Meanwhile, “T-City,” a former two-time UFC featherweight title challenger, is committing to a move up to lightweight in taking on a former title challenger at 155 pounds. Ortega and “Money Moicano” locked horns at featherweight nearly a decade ago, with the former winning via submission.
Following the latest set of announcements, the UFC 331 card is as follows:
Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja 2
Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mauricio Ruffy
Patricio Freire vs. Doo Ho Choi
Renato “Money” Moicano vs. Brian Ortega 2
Alonzo Menifield vs. Iwo Baraniewski
Gable Steveson vs. Sean Sharaf
Marlon Vera vs. Charles Jourdain
Tai Tuivasa vs. Robelis Despaigne
Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Brunno Ferreira
Giga Chikadze vs. Joanderson Brito
Casey O’Neill vs. Eduarda Moura
Ryan Gandra vs. Osman Diaz
Michael Aswell vs. Joo Sang Yoo
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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