{"id":222850,"date":"2017-02-14T06:40:04","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T14:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=222850"},"modified":"2017-02-18T08:31:44","modified_gmt":"2017-02-18T16:31:44","slug":"ufc-london-gets-new-welterweight-main-event-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/ufc-london-gets-new-welterweight-main-event-1\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC London gets new welterweight co-main event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For several weeks, we have known that <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/corey-anderson\/jimi-manuwa-returns-in-march-at-ufc-fight-night-london\/\">a light heavyweight scrap between British knockout artist Jimi Manuwa and American wrestler Corey Anderson<\/a> would serve as the main event of the UFC&#8217;s March 18 return to London, England. Now, we also know the card&#8217;s co-main event.<\/p>\n<p>London&#8217;s co-main event spot will be filled by a welterweight scrap between fan favorite striker <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/exclusive-alan-jouban-to-the-ufc-let-me-prove-myself-give-me-rafael-dos-anjos\/\">Alan Jouban<\/a>, and Icelandic grappling specialist Gunnar Nelson. This booking\u00a0was initially reported by @TalkMMA on Twitter, and confirmed by a Tuesday press release from the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>Nelson, who frequently trains alongside MMA megastar <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/conor-mcgregor\/\">Conor McGregor<\/a> at SBG Ireland, has not been seen in action in almost a year. When he last stepped into the cage, he took out dangerous striking specialist Albert Tumenov with \u00a0second-round neck crank. His most recent wins before that saw him give up a decision to grappling whiz Demian Maia, stop Brandon Thatch with a first-round rear-naked crank, and surrender a split win to Rick Story. The Iceland star currently owns an overall record of 15-2-1.<\/p>\n<p>Jouban, who moonlights as a professional model, last stepped into the cage in December, when he scored <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-results\/ufc-fox-22-results-alan-jouban-defeats-mike-perry-highlights\/\">a dominant decision win over popular brawler &#8220;Platinum&#8221; Mike Perry<\/a>. With this win, the American extended his win-streak three, as he has also recently defeated Belal Muhammad by decision and Brandon O&#8217;Reilly by first-round TKO. His most recent loss occurred in 2014, when he succumbed to first-round strikes from Albert Tumenov. He&#8217;s 15-4 overall.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to its Manuwa vs. Anderson main event and new Jouban vs. Nelson co-main event, highlights of the UFC London lineup include a bantamweight bout between the retiring Brad Pickett and Enrique Briones, a lightweight bout between &#8220;Irish&#8221; Joe Duffy and Reza Madadi, a featherweight fight between prospects Arnold Allen and Makwan Amirkhani, and a heavyweight battle between Tim Johnson and Daniel Omielanczuk.<\/p>\n<p>Are you excited for this UFC London scrap? 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