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Ricardo Lamas vs. Mirsad Bektic teed up for UFC 225 in Chicago
Another pair of Chicago-area residents have found their way to UFC 225 in “The Windy City” in June.
Former featherweight title challenger Ricardo Lamas (18-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC) will meet Mirsad Bektic (12-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) in a 145-pound bout on the card. UFC officials recently announced the new booking.
UFC 225 takes place June 9 at United Center in Chicago. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.
Lamas was born in Chicago and attended nearby Elmhurst College in the suburbs, where he was a wrestler. He lives in the area now and splits his training between Chicagoland and Miami. He also recently opened a UFC Gym location in the western suburb of Naperville. And Bektic, born in Bosnia, calls Chicago home, as well.
Lamas will be looking to rebound from a devastating first-round knockout loss to Josh Emmett this past December in Canada. Prior to that, he had back-to-back wins on the heels of a decision loss to current featherweight champion Max Holloway at UFC 199 in 2016. Lamas has gone 5-3 since a decision loss to then-champion Jose Aldo a little more than four years ago in a title fight at UFC 169.
Bektic in January got back in the win column with a TKO over Godofredo Pepey in Charlotte. He started his career 11-0, including wins in his first four UFC fights, before running in to a big comeback performance from Darren Elkins, who handed him his first loss at UFC 209 13 months ago with a third-round knockout.
With the addition, the latest UFC 225 card includes:
- Champ Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero – for middleweight title
- Colby Covington vs. Rafael dos Anjos – for interim welterweight title
- Curtis Blaydes vs. Alistair Overeem
- Joseph Benavidez vs. Sergio Pettis
- Carla Esparza vs. Claudia Gadelha
- Andrei Arlovski vs. Tai Tuivasa
- Rashad Evans vs. Anthony Smith
- Rashad Coulter vs. Allen Crowder
- Dan Ige vs. Mike Santiago
- CM Punk vs. Mike Jackson
- Megan Anderson vs. Holly Holm
- Mirsad Bektic vs. Ricardo Lamas
For more on UFC 225, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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