Former UFC gentle heavyweight champion, Mauricio Rua (27-14-1), will make his return to cage preventing when he collides with ex-UFC middleweight title challenger, Yoel Romero (16-7), in a 205-pound showdown below the GFL banner sooner or later later this 12 months.
The promotion introduced the pairing on social media; nevertheless, no date or venue was revealed with the announcement. Rua, 43, is trying to snap a three-fight dropping streak. As for Romero, 47, he’s coming off a call victory over Thiago Santos below the PFL banner.
That’s not all.
Former UFC middleweight champions, Luke Rockhold (16-6) and Chris Weidman (16-8), will stay at 185 kilos and run it again for GFL. As well as, ex-UFC middleweight, Uriah Corridor (17-11), makes his GFL debut in opposition to former Bellator MMA champion Douglas Lima (33-12).
It’s exhausting to contemplate these bouts “official” with no confirmed date or venue, notably in gentle of all the problems GFL has been having with its present expertise. Hopefully the promotion could make an announcement revealing these particulars within the coming days.