Konan
02-02-2013, 06:55 PM
A middleweight bout between Yoel Romero (4-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Clifford Starks (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) is the latest addition to April's UFC on FOX 7 lineup.
UFC executives recently made it official.
UFC on FOX 7 takes place April 20 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. The main card airs on FOX following prelims on FX and Facebook.
Romero vs. Starks likely will be part of the prelims.
Romero, a Cuban fighter now based out of Florida, makes his UFC debut at the event. After opening his career with four consecutive knockouts, the Olympic silver-medal wrestler signed with Strikeforce but suffered a KO loss to former champion Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante in September 2011.
He returns from a 19-month layoff to fight Starks, a former NCAA Division I wrestler. The Arizona-based fighter made his pro MMA debut in 2009 and won eight consecutive fights, which included a decision victory over Dustin Jacoby in his UFC debut. However, most recently, he suffered a submission loss to Ed Herman in early 2012 and now returns from a 14-month layoff of his own.
The latest UFC on FOX 7 card now includes:
Champ Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez - for lightweight title
Daniel Cormier vs. Frank Mir
Nate Diaz vs. Josh Thomson
Matt Brown vs. Dan Hardy
Clifford Starks vs. Yoel Romero
UFC executives recently made it official.
UFC on FOX 7 takes place April 20 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. The main card airs on FOX following prelims on FX and Facebook.
Romero vs. Starks likely will be part of the prelims.
Romero, a Cuban fighter now based out of Florida, makes his UFC debut at the event. After opening his career with four consecutive knockouts, the Olympic silver-medal wrestler signed with Strikeforce but suffered a KO loss to former champion Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante in September 2011.
He returns from a 19-month layoff to fight Starks, a former NCAA Division I wrestler. The Arizona-based fighter made his pro MMA debut in 2009 and won eight consecutive fights, which included a decision victory over Dustin Jacoby in his UFC debut. However, most recently, he suffered a submission loss to Ed Herman in early 2012 and now returns from a 14-month layoff of his own.
The latest UFC on FOX 7 card now includes:
Champ Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez - for lightweight title
Daniel Cormier vs. Frank Mir
Nate Diaz vs. Josh Thomson
Matt Brown vs. Dan Hardy
Clifford Starks vs. Yoel Romero