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After his “Fight of the Night” victory at UFC Fight Night 118 over the weekend, Brian Kelleher made it clear he wanted to stay busy.
And it looks like he might’ve found an opponent.
Kelleher told MMAjunkie backstage at Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland, that a December fight with John Lineker was on his mind. But today Kelleher had a different idea, calling out Thomas Almeida on Twitter and receiving a quick answer that just might result in an official booking soon.
@ThomasalmeidaCB December 30 sounds good to me ! Let’s scrap ?
— Brian Kelleher (@brianboom135) October 24, 2017
How about December 16??
— Thomas Almeida (@ThomasalmeidaCB) October 24, 2017
When they call I say yes!
— Brian Kelleher (@brianboom135) October 24, 2017
Dec. 16 is the date for UFC on FOX 26, which takes place at MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The event currently has 11 fights booked.
Kelleher (18-8 MMA, 2-1 UFC) is coming off a third-round TKO victory over Damian Stasiak (10-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 118. He and said the bout was one of his career highlights to date. If Kelleher is booked before the end of the year, that would cap off a busy second half of 2017 in which he would have fought four times in 6 months since making his UFC debut in June.
Almeida (22-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) would serve as a big jump in competition for Kelleher, though Almeida, No. 13 in the current USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA bantamweight rankings, has been on a slide of late. He’s 1-2 in his last three fights after starting his career 21-0. He most recently dropped a unanimous decision to Jimmie Rivera in July at UFC on FOX 25.
For more on UFC on FOX 26, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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