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Monday, Aug 11, 2014

UFC Return of Ben Saunders Confirmed, Veteran Booked for UFC FN 49

Ben Saunders (photo via UFC/ZUFFA)

By FCF Staff

As was reported last week would be the case, the UFC has announced that Ben Saunders is returning to the Octagon, after a four year stint outside the promotion.

The welterweight fighter has been booked to fight Chris Heatherly at the August 23rd, UFC Fight Night, which will be hosted by Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Saunders (16-6-2) will be stepping into the Octagon for the first time since 2010, when he was decisioned by Dennis Hallman at UFC 117. Since then the noted finisher has gone 8-3, in a run which was almost entirely spent with Bellator.

Heatherly (8-1) heads to the UFC having gone 3-1, with 1 no-contest, in his last 5 fights. The only man to defeat the welterweight to date is current UFC competitor Alex Garcia.

UFC FN 49 will be headlined by a lightweight bout between Benson Henderson and Rafael dos Anjos.

 

posted by FCF Staff @ 11:55 am
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