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Chase Sherman vs. Justin Willis booked for UFC Fight Night 128 in Atlantic City

A heavyweight bout between Chase Sherman and Justin Willis the latest addition to April’s UFC Fight Night 128 lineup.

Sherman (11-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) and Willis (6-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) announced the matchup on social media following initial report from MMAFighting.com (via Instagram):

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UFC Fight Night 128 takes place Apr. 21 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. The event airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass, though the bout order hasn’t been finalized.

Sherman, 28, returns to the octagon after suffering the quickest loss of his career in his most recent bout. Following a two-fight winning streak, “The Vanilla Gorilla” was stopped by strikes against Shamil Abdurakhimov in a mere 84 seconds at UFC Fight Night 122 in November.

Hoping to hand Sherman as second consecutive knockout defeat will be Willis, who is a training partner of UFC light-heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier at American Kickboxing Academy. Willis, 30, nicknamed “Big Pretty” is coming off a first-round knockout of Allen Crowder at UFC 218 in December.

The latest UFC Fight Night 128 card includes:

  • Edson Barboza vs. Kevin Lee
  • Corey Anderson vs. Patrick Cummins
  • David Branch vs. Thiago “Marreta” Santos
  • Alex Garcia vs. Ryan LaFlare
  • Brett Johns vs. Aljamain Sterling
  • Dan Hooker vs. Jim Miller
  • Magomed Bibulatov vs. Ulka Sasaki
  • Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Luan Chagas
  • Tony Martin vs. Keita Nakamura
  • Merab Dvalishvili vs. Augusto Mendes
  • Aspen Ladd vs. Leslie Smith
  • Uriah Hall vs. opponent TBA
  • Chase Sherman vs. Justin Willis

For more on UFC Fight Night 128, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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