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Two of the UFC's top ranked welterweight will be there in four weeks, but not in the Octagon.
DT Promotions of Pensacola, Fla., Has announced the appearance of Jorge Masvidal (33-13) against Anthony Pettis (22-8) during a fight match for an iPPV show on June 15 at the Pensacola Bay Center.
The match is presented as a superfight of jiu-jitsu. Masvidal is currently the No. 4 candidate of the UFC welterweight division, championed by Kamaru Usman. The clash with Pettis comes three weeks before Ben Askren's July 6 UFC 239 encounter with UFC 239, a fight that has important implications for the championship.
Pettis, a former UFC lightweight champion, returned to the welterweight category, a division with which he fought early in his career, and knocked out Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson. The win establishes Pettis as a No. 8 ranked contender. He will make the wrestling match as a prelude to a major fight with Nate Diaz on a UFC 241, Aug. 17 in Anaheim, CA.
ESPN first reported the game Sunday.
The show will also feature a wrestling match with No. 2 middleweight contender Yoel Romero (13-3).
The event will be a benefit show for the Bully Proof Foundation.
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