UFC Announce Nate Mannes vs Luke Sanders in the Bantamweight Division

Bantamweight contenders Nate Maness and Luke Sanders will fight at UFC on ESPN 18. The bout will take place on November 28 at UFC Apex Facility in Las Vegas. Multiple sources have confirmed the same, but there has been no official word from the UFC.

It will be Maness’s second entry into the Octagon, after his triumphant debut against Johnny Munhoz Jr. back in August. He earned a unanimous decision victory. The 29-year-old fighter has now earned back-to-back wins since his only career loss to Taylor Lapilus, another former UFC contender.

As for the 34-year-old Luke Sanders, it will be his seventh UFC fight. His overall record stands at 13-3, with all three defeats coming in the UFC.

It has been well over a year since Sanders’ last fight. He defeated former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao via TKO in his last outing back in February 2019. He was recently scheduled to take on Chris Gutierrez. But the bout never materialized, as Sanders had to withdraw due to undisclosed reasons.

Maness will be looking to better an impressive 12-1 record of his own when he squares off against Sanders. As for “Cool Hands”, he will be looking to keep the momentum going after an impressive stoppage win against former champion Barao.

UFC on ESPN 18 Main Event

An important heavyweight contender’s clash will headline the UFC on ESPN 18 card. Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis is set to take on Curtis “Razor” Blaydes.

Lewis will be looking to keep his momentum going after earning a spectacular finish against Alexey Oleynik in his last outing. A triumph for ‘The Black Beast’ will stretch his win streak to four consecutive wins.

Blaydes, on the other hand, is on a four-fight win streak on his own and will be looking to make it five when he stands across “The Black Beast”.

Although many details about the card have not yet been announced, fans can expect the bout between Maness and Sanders to be made official soon. What do you make of the bout? Will it be a good stylistic match up that would benefit from featuring on such a massive card?