Jack Jenkins appears to be like to select up his fourth UFC victory, and can achieve this near residence.
On Tuesday, the UFC formally introduced that Jenkins is about to face Gabriel Santos at UFC 312. The occasion takes place Feb. 8 at Qudos Financial institution Enviornment in Sydney, Australia.
After incomes a contract on Dana White’s Contender Collection in October 2022, Jenkins has picked up octagon victories in three of 4 fights. The 31-year-old picked up a pair of determination wins in opposition to Don Shainis and Jamall Emmers earlier than getting stopped by Chepe Mariscal at UFC 293 in September 2023. Jenkins bounced again with a third-round end of Herbert Burns at UFC 305 in August, and now returns to the scene of his lone UFC loss with the prospect to proper the incorrect.
Santos enters the bout recent off of his first UFC victory. After giving Lerone Murphy all he may deal with — shedding a brief discover cut up determination — at UFC 286 in March 2023, and struggling a knockout loss to David Onama at UFC Jacksonville three months later, Santos earned a call victory over Yizha at UFC Vegas 97 in September.
UFC 312 is headlined by a middleweight championship rematch between Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland, whereas Zhang Weili places her strawweight belt on the road in opposition to Tatiana Suarez within the co-main occasion.
