A featherweight bout is the latest addition to the upcoming UFC card in San Antonio.
Tucker Lutz (12-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) will sq. off with Texas’ personal Daniel Pineda (27-14 MMA, 4-5 UFC) at UFC on ESPN 43, which takes place March 25 at AT&T Middle.
Two individuals with information of the matchup not too long ago knowledgeable MMA Junkie of the reserving however requested to stay nameless because the promotion has but to make an official announcement.
Lutz, 28, break up his UFC appearances to this point. Following a debut win over Kevin Aguilar at UFC 262 in Might 2021, Lutz misplaced to Pat Sabatini in November 2021. The defeat snapped a 12-fight profitable streak that dated again to his second professional battle.
Pineda, 37, returns for his first MMA battle since June 2021 when he suffered a fight-ending inadvertent eye poke vs. Andre Fili. He was briefly linked to a matchup in opposition to Jamall Emmers in Might, however the bout was canceled. In his second UFC stint, Pineda is 1-1 with a no contest throughout three bouts.
With the addition, the UFC on ESPN 43 lineup consists of:
Maycee Barber vs. Andrea Lee
Albert Duraev vs. Chidi Njokuani
Holly Holm vs. Yana Kunitskaya
Sean Brady vs. Michel Pereira
Daniel da Silva vs. CJ Vergara
Manel Kape vs. Alex Perez
Tucker Lutz vs. Daniel Pineda
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