UFC Fight Night 135 is scheduled to take place in August and will feature a lightweight main event with No. 7 ranked knockout artist Justin Gaethje (18-2) taking on No. 11 ranked James Vick (13-1). Gaethje is the former WSOF champ and ran up an incredible 18 fight unbeaten streak before finally getting stopped by Eddie Alvarez in a “Fight of the Night” performance at UFC 218 last December. Then he returned in April and put on another “Fight of the Night” showing but was stopped by Dustin Poirier in the fourth round.
Gaethje has his work cut out for him against Vick who has won his last four fights in a row, stopping three of those opponents. He most recently won a unanimous decision over Francisco Trinaldo in February and had previously won a trio of bouts in 2017 in which he knocked out Joseph Duffy, Polo Reyes and submitted Abel Trujillo. His only loss came via KO against Beneil Dariush in 2016.
UFC betting odds for UFC Fight Night 135 should prove to be very interesting with a number of competitive matchups on this card, including a bantamweight showdown between Luke Sanders and Rani Yahya and a women’s strawweight bout between Angela Hill and Alexa Grasso among others.
Here’s the current card info and lineup:
Event: UFC Fight Night 135: “Gaethje vs. Vick”
Date: Saturday, August 25, 2018
Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska
Broadcast: FOX Sports 1, UFC Fight Pass
UFC Fight Night 135 Main Event:
- 155 lbs.: Justin Gaethje vs. James Vick
UFC Fight Night 135 Main Card, Prelims:
- 125 lbs.: Deiveson Figueiredo vs. John Moraga (Co-Main)
- 185 lbs.: Antonio Braga Neto vs. Andrew Sanchez
- 185 lbs.: Eryk Anders vs. Tim Williams
- 135 lbs.: Luke Sanders vs. Rani Yahya
- 155 lbs.: Drew Dober vs. Jon Tuck
- 115 lbs.: Angela Hill vs. Alexa Grasso
- 145 lbs.: Andre Fili vs. Michael Johnson