{"id":214504,"date":"2016-12-29T09:05:48","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T17:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=214504"},"modified":"2016-12-29T09:05:48","modified_gmt":"2016-12-29T17:05:48","slug":"lando-vannata-returns-ufc-209","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/lando-vannata\/lando-vannata-returns-ufc-209\/","title":{"rendered":"Lando Vannata returns at UFC 209"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Groovy’ Lando Vannata may only have two fights in the UFC, however the New Jersey native has an extremely loyal fan-base, which has only grown over the course of 2016.<\/p>\n

In the middle of the year, TUF winner Michael Chiesa was forced out of his scheduled ‘UFC Fight Night: Sioux Falls’ scrap with top ranked lightweight Tony Ferguson. On short notice, Vannata stepped in against the #2 ranked lightweight in the world. To make the situation even more impressive Vannata put on a spectacular show against Ferguson in a back-and-forth fight<\/a> which he ultimately lost via submission. Despite that, the promotion awarded both men with ‘Fight of the Night’ honors for the thrilling scrap. <\/a><\/p>\n

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Earlier this month, ‘Groovy’ Lando returned to the Octagon once again, where he picked up arguably one of the best KOs of the year when he put John Makdessi to sleep<\/a> with a perfectly placed wheel kick at UFC 206.<\/p>\n

Now, Vannata will return to the Octagon once again when he steps into the cage to fight TUF 23 alum David Teymur at UFC 209 on March 4th. The UFC took to Twitter to officially announce the bout:<\/p>\n

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It's official! Lightweight @DavidTeymur<\/a> 🇸🇪 heads to #UFC209<\/a> to face @GroovyLando<\/a> on March 4. pic.twitter.com\/ZLFeZQlI1x<\/a><\/p>\n

— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) December 28, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n