Two UFC lightweights who have spent time on the mats together will meet in the octagon when it counts.
At the UFC Fight Night event on Aug. 2 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Scotland’s Chris Duncan will face Poland’s Mateusz Rebecki. MMA Junkie confirmed the matchup with two sources, although the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. The event is headlined by a flyweight bout between Amir Albazi and Tatsuro Taira.
Duncan (13-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) and Rebecki (20-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) have spent a lot of time in the training room together at American Top Team, and have many career similarities, which adds an interesting layer to the fight.
The 32-year-old Duncan has won back-to-back fights by guillotine choke, submitting Bolaji Oki and Jordan Vucenic. The former earned “The Problem” his first Performance of the Night bonus. A veteran of Dana White’s Contender Series, Duncan has proven to be a solid addition to the roster with a 4-1 UFC record.
Coincidentally, Rebecki, who is also 32, is a DWCS veteran too, with a 4-1 record in the UFC like Duncan. In his last outing, Rebecki won a split decision over Myktybek Orolbai to bounce back from a loss to Diego Ferreira. The battle earned Rebecki his first career bonus for the Fight of the Night.
Aug. 2 UFC Fight Night lineup
- Amir Albazi vs. Tatsuro Taira
- Tresean Gore vs. Rodolfo Vieira
- Felipe Bunes vs. Andre Lima
- Piera Rodriguez vs. Ketlen Souza
- Nora Cornolle vs. Karol Rosa
- Chris Duncan vs. Mateusz Rebecki
- Azamat Bekoev vs. Torrez Finney
- Danny Silva vs. Kevin Vallejos
- Nick Klein vs. Andrey Pulyaev
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC adds Chris Duncan vs. Mateusz Rebecki to Aug. 2 Fight Night lineup