Former UFC mild 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 beneath the GFL banner in some unspecified time in the future later this yr.
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 shedding streak. As for Romero, 47, he’s coming off a choice victory over Thiago Santos beneath 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 towards former Bellator MMA champion Douglas Lima (33-12).
It’s laborious to think about these bouts “official” and not using a confirmed date or venue, notably in mild 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.
