Dana White has announced two more fights for UFC 290.
After White made a special announcement announcing several major fights on Thursday, he did it again on Friday with three fights for UFC 290 on July 8 — which counts as International Fight Week. First, Wyatt announced that Robert Whitaker would face Dricos du Plessis in a title disqualification match. Now, the president of the UFC has announced that Dan Hooker will be back at UFC 290 against Jalin Turner.
Dan Hooker (22-12) hasn’t fought since UFC 281 when he was TKO’d Claudio Puelles but was supposed to face Turner at UFC 285 but broke his hand forcing him out for the scrap. whore Ranked 11th in the lightweight category He has notable wins over Paul Fielder, Ayaquinta, James Vick, and Gilbert Burns among others.
Jalen Turner (13-6) suffered a split decision loss to Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 285 – in a fight that Gamrot took on short notice after Hooker pulled out with an injury. Turner is currently ranked 10th in the lightweight category and has notable wins over Brad Riddle, Jimmy Mularkey and Joshua Colebaugh among others.
Along with Hooker vs. Turner at UFC 290, Dana White announced that Robbie Lawler will return against Nico Price at the welterweight junk.
Robbie Lawler (29-16, one No Contest) suffered a TKO loss to Bryan Barberena at UFC 276 this past July. Prior to that, he scored a TKO victory over Nick Diaz, but the former champion has only been 2-6 in his last eight fights.
Nico Price (15-6 and no contest) suffered a TKO loss to Phil Rowe back in December and before that, he beat Alex Oliveira by decision. Price has been in the UFC since 2016 and has a record of 7-6 and no contests with notable wins over Tim Means, Randy Brown, and James Vick among others.
With the addition of Hooker vs. Turner and Lawler vs. Price, UFC 290 is as follows:
- Aleksandar Volkanowski vs Yair Rodriguez
- Brandon Moreno vs. Alexander Pantoja
- Robert Whitaker vs. Dricos du Plessis
- Dan Hookers vs. Jalen Turner
- Robbie Lawler vs. Nico Price
- Bo Nickal vs. Tracyan Gore
- Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Manuel Capi