A middleweight bout is slated for the UFC’s debut in Denmark.
Alessio Di Chirico (12-3, 3-3 UFC) and Peter Sobotta (17-6-1, 4-5 UFC) are expected to square off in Copenhagen. Sobotta announced the news via Twitter on Monday morning following an initial report from Fansided MMA.
UFC on ESPN+18 takes place Sept. 28 at Royal Arena in Copenhagen. The card streams on ESPN+.
It will be a relatively quick turnaround for Italy’s Di Chirico, who lost his most recent bout in late June to Kevin Holland at UFC Greenville. The loss snapped a two-fight winning streak for Di Chirico, who had defeated Julian Marquez and Oluwale Bamgbose in back-to-back outings.
Born in Poland, but now living in Jamaica, Sobotta will return to action for the first time since March 2018. The 32-year-old will be moving up to middleweight for this bout after nine UFC appearances at 170 pounds. Sobotta also had a two-fight winning streak snapped in his most recent fight, a loss to Leon Edwards at UFC Fight Night 127.
With the addition, the latest UFC on ESPN+ 18 lineup includes:
- Thiago Alves vs. Gunnar Nelson
- Macy Chiasson vs. Lina Lansberg
- Ion Cutelaba vs. Khalil Rountree
- Alessio Di Chirico vs. Peter Sobotta
- Michal Oleksiejczuk vs. Ovince Saint Preux
For more on UFC on ESPN+ 18, check out the UFC schedule.
