{"id":128225,"date":"2015-02-02T12:56:30","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T20:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=128225"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:51:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:51:41","slug":"gray-maynard-vs-alexander-yakovlev-set-ufc-fight-night-63-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/gray-maynard-vs-alexander-yakovlev-set-ufc-fight-night-63-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"Gray Maynard vs. Alexander Yakovlev set for UFC Fight Night 63 in Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Gray-Maynard.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Gray-Maynard.png\" alt=\"Gray Maynard\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Gray-Maynard.png 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Gray-Maynard-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Gray-Maynard-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nA lightweight bout featuring Gray Maynard (11-6-1 MMA) taking on Alexander Yakovlev (21-6-1 MMA) has been added to April&#8217;s UFC Fight Night 63 event in Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>UFC officials announced the booking earlier today.<\/p>\n<p>Former UFC title challenger Gray Maynard will be looking to score his first win since June of 2012 when he takes on Yakovlev this April. &#8220;The Bully&#8221; is in the midst of a three-fight losing skid, which has seen him suffer TKO losses to T.J. Grant, Nate Diaz and Ross Pearson. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Alexander Yakovlev will be looking to earn his first-career UFC win when he takes on Maynard in Virginia. The 30-year-old Russian dropped decision losses to Demian Maia and Nico Musoke while fighting in the welterweight division. Yakovlev is hoping that a drop down to lightweight will produce the type of results that saw him defeat Paul Daley in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>UFC Fight Night 63 takes place April 4 live from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia. The event is expected to air on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.<\/p>\n<p>With the news, the UFC Fight Night 63 card now includes the following contests:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Ricardo Lamas vs. Chad Mendes<br \/>\n\u2022Diego Ferreira vs. Dustin Poirier<br \/>\n\u2022Michael Chiesa vs. Mitch Clarke<br \/>\n\u2022Shamil Abdurahimov vs. Timothy Johnson<br \/>\n\u2022Liz Carmouche vs. Lauren Murphy<br \/>\n\u2022Luke Barnatt vs. Clint Hester<br \/>\n\u2022Milana Dudieva vs. Julianna Pena<br \/>\n\u2022Clay Guida vs. Robbie Peralta<br \/>\n\u2022Justin Jones vs. Ron Stallings<br \/>\n\u2022Gray Maynard vs. Alexander Yakovlev<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to BJPENN.com for all your UFC News!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lightweight bout featuring Gray Maynard (11-6-1 MMA) taking on Alexander Yakovlev (21-6-1 MMA) has been added to April&#8217;s UFC Fight Night 63 event in Virginia. UFC officials announced the booking earlier today. 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