A featherweight bout between Martin Bravo and Steven Peterson is the latest addition to September’s UFC on ESPN+ 17 lineup.
MMA Junkie verified the matchup between Bravo (11-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) and Peterson (17-9 MMA, 1-3 UFC) with two people close to the situation following an initial report from Milenio.com. The people requested anonymity because UFC has yet to make an official announcement.
UFC on ESPN+ 17 takes place on Sept. 21 at Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City. The entire card is expected to stream on ESPN+.
Bravo, 25, will return to action for the first time since July 2018. After starting his career with 11 consecutive wins, “Toro” has dropped back-to-back fights and hasn’t had his hand raised since November 2016.
He will attempt to get back on track against Peterson, 29, who is also on a two-fight skid. “Ocho” has just two victories in his past six fights overall and is more than a year removed from his lone UFC triumph, which took place at The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale in July 2018.
The latest UFC on ESPN+ 17 lineup includes:
- Yair Rodriguez vs. Jeremy Stephens
- Carla Esparza vs. Alexa Grasso
- Sergio Pettis vs. Alex Perez
- Sijara Eubanks vs. Bethe Correia
- Brandon Moreno vs. Askar Askarov
- Angela Hill vs. Istela Nunes
- Jose Quinonez vs. Carlos Huachin
- Marion Reneau vs. Irene Aldana
- Paul Craig vs. Vinicius Moreira
- Martin Bravo vs. Steven Peterson
