George Sotiropoulos is returning to the cage.
The 45-year-old Sotiropoulos is scheduled for his first combat in almost 9 years as he’ll face Josh Togo in a light-weight contest at Hex Struggle Sequence 26 — which takes place Might 26 on the Melbourne Pavilion in Australia — the promotion announced on Tuesday.
Sotiropoulos had 11-fights contained in the UFC’s octagon between December 2007 and October 2013, and was a competitor on the sixth season of The Final Fighter. Sotiropoulos was victorious in his first seven UFC bouts and was very near a featherweight title shot earlier than dropping a choice to Dennis Siver at UFC 127 in February 2011. The 21-fight professional went on to lose his subsequent 4 fights — which incorporates his last three within the UFC, and a choice loss to Mike Ricci in August 2014 at Titan FC 29 earlier than retiring from the game.
Togo enters the bout on a three-fight win streak, and victorious in seven of eight. The Australian High Staff standout picked up a choice win over Tahir Abdullaev in his most up-to-date outing to seize the UAE Warriors welterweight title in September 2022.
