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 folks with data 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, cut up his UFC appearances up to now. Following a debut win over Kevin Aguilar at UFC 262 in Could 2021, Lutz misplaced to Pat Sabatini in November 2021. The defeat snapped a 12-fight successful streak that dated again to his second professional combat.
Pineda, 37, returns for his first MMA combat since June 2021 when he suffered a fight-ending inadvertent eye poke vs. Andre Fili. He was briefly linked to a matchup towards Jamall Emmers in Could, 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 contains:
- 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
