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Kelvin Gastelum latest to join UFC 171 card; Set to face Rick Story in Dallas
January 4, 2014 – It was recently announced that The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) season 17 winner Kelvin Gastelum has been scheduled for UFC 171 in Dallas. He’ll be competing on the card following his first round rear naked choke victory of Houston’s Brian Melancon at UFC Fight Night 27 this past August when he takes on ranked welterweight Rick Story. The bout joins an already stacked card featuring top fighters from Texas and all over the world. UFC 171 takes place at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on March 15, 2014.
The main event of the evening at UFC 171 features a welterweight title fight to crown the first new champion in the division in almost seven years. Previous champion Georges St. Pierre vacated the belt recently and opened the way for the fighter many say should have beat him in Johny Hendricks. The two fought in November at UFC 17 with GSP walking away with a controversial split decision. Hendricks quickly moved to demand a rematch but with St. Pierre’s self-imposed exodus that is no longer in the cards. Instead he will now face resurgent challenger Robbie Lawler. “Ruthless” Robbie also fought at UFC 167, upsetting GSP’s teammate and heir apparent Rory Macdonald in convincing fashion.
Also scheduled for UFC 171 is another top-ranked welterweight in “Natural Born Killer” Carlos Condit who takes on former Strikeforce top contender Tyron Woodley.
The card also features appearances by Texas fighters Sean Spencer and Will Campuzano as they takes on Alex Garcia and Darrell Montague respectively.
Check out the projected card below and make sure to stay tuned to TXMMA.com for more on this developing event.
UFC 171 Updated Fight Card for Dallas, TX
- 170 lbs.: Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler * TITLE
- 170 lbs.: Carlos Condit vs. Tyron Woodley
- 170 lbs.: Hector Lombard vs. Jake Shields
- 170 lbs.: Kelvin Gastelum vs. Rick Story
- 205 lbs.: Thiago Silva vs. Ovince St. Preux
- 185 lbs.: Bubba McDaniel vs. Tor Troeng
- 170 lbs.: Diego Sanchez vs. Myles Jury
- 170 lbs.: Sean Spencer vs. Alex Garcia
- 125 lbs.: Darrell Montague vs. Will Campuzano