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Dec. 19 UFC card adds Hassan-Luque rematch

- Staff report

Overeem. weight Nik Lentz, who will

Co-features include two face Danny Castillo (17-9). A rematch of one of the solid lightweigh­t battles: Lentz (25-7-2), who lives best bouts of last season’s Rafael dos Anjos will defend in South Florida and trains “The Ultimate Fighter” has his title against Donald in Coconut Creek, is UFC’s been added to the UFC Cerrone and Nate Diaz will No. 10 featherwei­ght, but Fight Night card set for Dec. take on Blackzilia­ns veteran will move up to lightweigh­t 19 in Orlando. Michael Johnson. versus the 36-year-old Cali

American Top Team’s Hassan (6-2 MMA, 0-1 fornian. Lentz, 31, is coming Hayder Hassan, undefeated UFC) helped American Top off a loss in May to Charles in three fights during TUF’s Team rally to win the season Oliveira. Season 21, will take on Vititle and a $200,000 prize by The Hassan-Luque revecente Luque, one of the defeating in order Andrews lation caps a busy week of Blackzilia­ns’ most promisNaka­hara, Felipe Portela fight announceme­nts, with ing young fighters. Hassan, and Luque. The Fort Lauthe news of the dos Santos32, won a narrow decision derdale native and TUF21 Overeem bout released after three rounds against fan favorite fell to BlackziTue­sday and news of Diazthe 23-year-old Brazilian in lians captain Kamaru UsJohnson coming out Monday.UltimateFi­ghter21’sfinalmani­ntheUltima­teFighter episode. finale, tapping out in Round Rounding out the an

The two welterweig­hts 2 and giving the Blackzinou­nced fights for the Dec. will square off at the Amlians the TUF trophy and 19 card are Nate Marquardt way Center on the under$300,000 grand prize. versus C.B. Dollaway in a card of an event headlined Joining Hassan and lightweigh­t battle and a by a long awaited heavyLuque on the Dec. 19 card is middleweig­ht tilt between weight bout between Junior another local product, Josh Samman and Tamdan Dos Santos and Alistair American Top Team light- McCrory.

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