A featherweight bout between Gavin Tucker and Seungwoo Choi is the latest addition to July’s UFC 240 lineup.
UFC officials today announced the bout between Tucker (10-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and Choi (7-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC).
UFC 240 takes place July 27 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The fight card is headlined by a featherweight title bout between champ Max Holloway and ex-lightweight champ Frankie Edgar. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
Tucker, 32, will return to competition for the first time since a one-sided loss to Rick Glenn at UFC 215 in September 2017. The outcome marked the first blemish on his record, and Tucker was the recipient of a beatdown that cause outrage toward the referee. He’s finally back, though, and despite some consideration dropping down a weight class, will remain at 145 pounds.
South Korean’s Choi, meanwhile, will attempt to pick up his first octagon triumph in the matchup with Tucker. The 26-year-old lost a unanimous decision to Movsar Evloev in his debut at UFC on ESPN+ 7 in April.
With the addition, the UFC 240 lineup now includes:
- Champ Max Holloway vs. Frankie Edgar – for featherweight title
- Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Alexandre Pantoja
- Viviane Araujo vs. Alexis Davis
- Mara Romero Borella vs. Lauren Murphy
- Sarah Frota vs. Gillian Robertson
- Erik Koch vs. Kyle Stewart
- Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Arman Tsarukyan
- Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Krzysztof Jotko
- Seungwoo Choi vs. Gavin Tucker
For more on UFC 240, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
