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Esther Lin, Mixed Martial Arts Battling.
One-time interim middleweight title challenger Kelvin Gastelum will make his return to action against Ian Heinisch at the upcoming UFC event scheduled on Jan.30
Numerous sources confirmed the matchup to Mixed Martial Arts Combating on Thursday following an initial report from ESPN. Verbal agreements remain in place for the fight, though the UFC has actually not made any main announcements regarding the bout.
Gastelum looks to get back on track after suffering through the hardest run of his career with 3 successive losses in a row. After losing a heartbreaking five-round war with Israel Adesanya, Gastelum then dropped a split choice against Darren Till before suffering a heel-hook submission loss to Jack Hermansson in his previous trip.
Prior to that run, Gastelum had gone 3-1 with one no contest at middleweight including wins over former champ Michael Bisping along with Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza.
On the other hand, Heinisch books his next battle after being forced out of a match versus Brendan Allen at UFC Vegas 13 following a favorable test for COVID-19 It was the 2nd consecutive time Heinisch had actually been displaced of a fight with Allen this year.
Heinisch now moves to a different matchup as he wants to construct on a win over Gerald Meerschaert in his latest appearance in the octagon.
Gastelum vs. Heinisch is the latest addition to the upcoming card on Jan. 30 with a centerpiece still to be figured out.
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