Another pair of fights has been added to the UFC’s return to Texas next month.
Texas native James Vick (13-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) gets a home-state fight when he takes on Dan Hooker (17-8 MMA, 7-4 UFC) in a lightweight bout at UFC on ESPN 4. And Ray Borg (11-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) is set to meet Gabriel Silva (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC at bantamweight. The San Antonio Express-News was first to report the Borg-Silva fight; Vick-Hooker first was reported by the New Zealand Herald.
UFC on ESPN 4 takes place July 20 at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. The main card will air on ESPN.
Vick will be looking to bounce back from the first two-fight skid of his pro career. After a four-fight winning streak, three of which came in Texas, Vick was knocked out by Justin Gaethje in the UFC Fight Night 135 headliner in August 2018. And in February, he lost a decision to Paul Felder at UFC on ESPN 1.
Hooker needs to rebound, as well. After a four-fight winning streak that saw him get stoppages of Ross Pearson, Marc Diakiese, Jim Miller and Gilbert Burns, Hooker was knocked out by a punch to the body against Edson Barboza at UFC on FOX 31 this past December.
Borg is on the first two-fight skid of his career. After winning five of six, he got a flyweight title shot against former longtime champion Demetrious Johnson, but was submitted in the fifth round at UFC 216. In March, he returned to bantamweight – but missed weight for a fight against short-notice replacement Casey Kenney, then lost a unanimous decision.
Silva will make his promotional debut after starting his pro career a perfect 7-0. In March, the Brazilian returned after more than two years on the sidelines and picked up a first-round TKO win over Jake Heffernan at LFA 63.
With the additions, the latest UFC on ESPN 4 lineup includes:
- Liz Carmouche vs. Roxanne Modafferi
- Walt Harris vs. Aleksei Oleinik
- Irene Aldana vs. Raquel Pennington
- Alex Caceres vs. Steven Peterson
- Klidson Abreu vs. Sam Alvey
- Felipe Colares vs. Domingo Pilarte
- Mario Bautista vs. Jin Soo Son
- Andrei Arlovski vs. Ben Rothwell
- Juan Adams vs. Greg Hardy
- Dan Hooker vs. James Vick
- Ray Borg vs. Gabriel Silva
For more on UFC on ESPN 4, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
