The UFC has added an exciting lightweight fight to its final event 2022.
Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting on Tuesday that a matchup between Drew Dober and Bobby Green is set for UFC Vegas 66, which takes place Dec. 17 at the UFC APEX. ESPN’s Fightcenter was first to reveal the matchup.
After suffering back-to-back losses in 2021 — including a submission loss to now champ Islam Makhachev — Dober will look to end 2022 a perfect 3-0. The 34-year-old stopped Terrance McKinney in a wild fight at UFC Vegas 50 in March, then finished Rafael Alves with a nasty hook to the body four months later at UFC 277.
Green will be making his third appearance in the octagon this year. He will attempt to rebound from Makhachev’s submission defeat at UFC Vegas . After beating Nasrat Haqparast in a UFC 271 decision in February, “King” was scheduled to face Jim Miller at UFC 276 on July. However, he was pulled from the bout by USADA after taking a positive drug screen. Green posted this information on Instagram a few months later. He was then suspended for six months. Green tested positive for presence of an exogenous anabolic androgenic steroid from an out-of-competition test on May 16.
UFC Vegas 66 will be headlined by a middleweight bout between Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland.
Source: https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/11/22/23473657/drew-dober-vs-bobby-green-added-to-ufc-vegas-66?rand=96749
