EXCITING lightweight mixed martial action is expected when American fighters Dustin 鈥淭he Diamond鈥 Poirier faces off with Justin 鈥淭he Highlight鈥 Gaethje in the main event for 鈥淯FC on Fox 29鈥 in Arizona on Sunday (Manila time).
Happening at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Messrs. Poirier and Gaethje, the number five and six contender, respectively, in the stacked division look to solidify their footing and position themselves with a win for a title shot down the line.
Serving as co-main event for UFC on Fox 29 is the battle between welterweight Carlos 鈥淭he Natural Born Killer鈥 Condit (#12) and Alex 鈥淐owboy鈥 Oliveira.
Louisiana native Poirier (22-5, one no contest) was a winner in his last match, beating Anthony Pettis by technical knockout in the third round of their fight last November.
Prior to that he had his fight with former Ultimate Fighting Championship champion Eddie Alvarez ruled a no-contest (illegal knees) and further back defeated Jim Miller by majority decision.
Meanwhile, Mr. Gaethje (18-1) is coming off his first career loss and is angling to bounce back.
He was knocked out by Mr. Alvarez in the third round of their December 2017 clash but was unstoppable previous to that.
A native of Arizona, he looks to come out and give the hometown fans something to cheer about.
Other fights slated for UFC on Fox 29 are middleweight Israel 鈥淭he Last Stylebender鈥 Adensaya versus Marvin 鈥淭he Italian Dream鈥 Vettori and women鈥檚 strawweight Michelle 鈥淭he Karate Hottie鈥 Waterson (#7) against Cortney 鈥淐ast Iron鈥 Casey (#10).
UFC on Fox 29: Poirier vs Gaethje will be shown live on Sunday, April 15, beginning at 8 a.m. over Hyper Ch. 91 in SD or 261 in HD on Cignal TV. Encore telecast is at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on the same day.
In the Philippines, Cignal TV, the country鈥檚 foremost direct-to-home (DTH) company, is the home of the UFC after the two groups agreed to an extensive deal that will see the UFC beamed on various platforms. — Michael Angelo S. Murillo

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