Kelvin Gastelum is about for his UFC return.
Alex Behunin of MMA Mania reviews that Gastelum and Chris Curtis are anticipated to struggle at UFC 287, the upcoming pay-per-view occasion scheduled for April 8. Each fighters have since confirmed the report on their respective social media accounts.
Anticipated to return towards Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Vegas 67 in January, Gastelum was forced to withdraw after struggling a mouth damage throughout a remaining sparring session. The 31-year-old needed stitches to sew his teeth ‘again on,’ so his look on the first UFC occasion of 2023 was canceled.
Gastelum has misplaced 4 of his previous 5 fights since coming up short against Israel Adesanya for the interim UFC middleweight championship at UFC 236 practically 4 years in the past. The 31-year-old then suffered losses to Darren Until and Jack Hermansson, rebounded with a win over Ian Heinisch, however fell to Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier shortly after.
Curtis received his UFC profession off to an awesome begin with three consecutive wins over Phil Hawes, Brendan Allen and Rodolfo Vieira. The ‘Motion Man’ had his first setback at UFC London, the place he misplaced a unanimous determination to the aforementioned Hermansson. The Xtreme Couture product accomplished his 2022 with a ‘Efficiency of the Night time’ awarded second-round KO of Joaquin Buckley at UFC 282 this previous December.
Gastelum and Curtis are ranked No. 13 and No. 14 within the UFC middleweight division, respectively.
With the addition of Gastelum vs. Curtis, the line-up for UFC 287 is as follows:
- Rob Font vs. Adrian Yanez
- Cynthia Calvillo vs. Crazy Godinez
- Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs. Luana Pinheiro
- Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Nikolas Motta
- Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Christian Rodriguez
- Steve Garcia Jr. vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke
- Joe Pyfer vs. Gerald Meerschaert
- Kelvin Gastelum vs. Chris Curtis
Keep tuned to Bloody Elbow for extra updates to the occasion as they turn out to be accessible within the coming months.