Justin Ledet will welcome a highly touted prospect at June’s UFC on ESPN 3 event.
UFC officials today announced that Ledet (9-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) will face Dalcha Lungiambula (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at UFC on ESPN 3, which takes place June 29 at Target Center in Minneapolis.
A native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lungiambula joins the UFC as the reigning heavyweight and light heavyweight champion of Africa’s Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC). He carries a five-fight winning streak into his UFC debut, with three of those victories earned by knockout.
Meanwhile, Ledet finds himself in need of a victory after suffering back-to-back losses to a pair of fast-rising contenders in Johnny Walker and Aleksandar Rakic. Prior to the setbacks, Ledet had boasted an undefeated record through the first nine bouts of his professional MMA run.
With the addition to the card, UFC on ESPN 3 now includes:
- Tyron Woodley vs. Robbie Lawler
- Joseph Benavidez vs. Jussier Formiga
- Demian Maia vs. Anthony Rocco Martin
- Junior Albini vs. Maurice Greene
- Drew Dober vs. Marco Polo Reyes
- Paul Craig vs. Alonzo Menifield
- Jordan Griffin vs. Chas Skelly
- Roman Dolidze vs. Vinicius Moreira
- Justin Ledet vs. Dalcha Lungiambula
For more on UFC on ESPN 3, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
