Tyson Pedro Returns From Four Year Layoff Against Ike Villanueva On April 23
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Tyson Pedro
will finally return to action this April after undergoing leg surgery.
Pedro (7-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) will take on Ike
Villanueva (18-13 MMA, 1-4 UFC) at the UFC Fight Night event on April 23 in
what is still a publicly known venue. do not have. A source close to the
situation will later confirm to Cage Side Press the light heavyweight booking.
A person
with knowledge of the booking confirmed the news to us through reliable sources
after the initial report of Eurosport NL but he asked not to reveal his name as
the promotion is yet to be formally announced.
Pedro (7-3)
has been out of action since losing to TKO in the third round in 2018 at the
hands of Mauricio "Shogun" Rua in his native Australia. In the fight
with Rua, he suffered a serious knee injury that will require complete
reconstruction. . Pedro was about to return to Octagon in 2020, but suffered
another injury that forced him out. Pedro defeated Khalil Rountree and Paul
Craig.
In April,
Vilnoyeva (18-13) will probably be fighting for her job. After knocking out
Vinicius Moreira and winning his first UFC in January last year, he will leave
the fight back to back. "Hurricane" was eliminated by Marcin
Prachinio with a body kick and then lost to Nikolai Negomerino in his latest
outing via TKO.
The UFC’s
April 23, 2022 event does not have an official location, venue, or broadcast
plan announced.
The April
fight card currently includes the following reported bouts:
- Jessica
Andrade vs. Amanda Lemos
- Louis
Cosce vs. Preston Parsons
- Cameron
Else vs. Aori Qileng
- Clay
Guida vs. Claudio Puelles
- Dean
Barry vs. Mike Jackson
- Maycee
Barber vs. Montana De La Rosa
- Tyson Pedro vs. Ike Villanueva
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