11-1 welterweight and Wanderlei Silva protege, Jorge Lopez signed with the UFC this week. The Tachi Palace Fights vet will make his debut at UFN 25 in New Orleans next month against Justin Edwards.
Two 170 lb submission artists have verbally agreed to a bout at UFN 25 in New Orleans in September. T.J. Waldburger will face Daniel Roberts at the September 17th event, as announced by the UFC today.
The UFC announced another fight booking tonight, this one for the UFC Battle on the Bayou card in New Orleans in September. Mackens Semerzier will meet Mike Lullo in a featherweight bout. Mackens Semerzier (6-3) Win Alex Caceres (submission) - UFN 24 Loss Cub Swanson (decision) - WEC 52 Mike Lullo (8-2) Loss Edson Barboza (TKO) - UFC 123 Win Tyler Combs (submission) - Chicago Cagefighting UFN 25: Battle on the Bayou coverage Photo: Zuffa LLC via Getty Images
