{"id":228400,"date":"2017-03-17T10:40:38","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T17:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=228400"},"modified":"2017-04-14T13:47:25","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T20:47:25","slug":"ufc-nashville-fight-card-finalized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-fight-night-108\/ufc-nashville-fight-card-finalized\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Nashville Fight Card Finalized"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April&#8217;s UFC Nashville Fight Card is set!<\/p>\n<p>The octagon will return to Nashville on April 22 for UFC Fight Night 108, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by a featherweight tilt between Artem Lobov and Cub Swanson.<\/p>\n<p>Cub Swanson is coming off a &#8220;fight of the year performance&#8221; at UFC 206, which saw him earn a decision victory over the \u201cKorean Superboy\u201d Doo Ho Choi. The win marked Swanson&#8217;s third-straight, as he had previously defeated Hacran Dias and Tatsuya Kawajiri.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Artem Lobov is currently riding a two-fight win streak scoring decision victories over Chris Avila at UFC 202 and most recently Teruto Ishihara this past November.<\/p>\n<p>The co-main event will feature the return of Al Iaquinta who will meet veteran brawler Diego Sanchez in a lightweight showdown.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sanchez-wins.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-198438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sanchez-wins.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sanchez-wins-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sanchez-wins-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sanchez-wins-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sanchez was last seen in action this past November where he earned a decision victory over Marcin Held. The former lightweight title challenger has alternated between wins and losses over his past five fights going 3-2.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Al Iaquinta will return to the octagon for the first time since April of 2015, where he earned a split-decision victory over Jorge Masvidal. &#8220;Raging&#8221; is currently riding a four-fight win streak which includes wins over Joe Lauzon and Ross Pearson.<\/p>\n<p>Also on the card is Knoxville product Ovince Saint Preux who will square off with Marcos Rogerio de Lima. &#8220;OSP&#8221; finds himself in desperate need of a win after dropping his past three fights in a row.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the full UFC Nashville card below:<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAIN CARD (FS1, 10 p.m. ET)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Artem Lobov vs. Cub Swanson<br \/>\nAl Iaquinta vs. Diego Sanchez<br \/>\nMarcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Ovince Saint Preux<br \/>\nJohn Dodson vs. Eddie Wineland<br \/>\nJoe Lauzon vs. Stevie Ray<br \/>\nJake Ellenberger vs. Mike Perry<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRELIMINARY CARD (FS2, 8 p.m. ET)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sam Alvey vs. Thales Leites<br \/>\nBrandon Moreno vs. Dustin Ortiz<br \/>\nScott Holtzman vs. Michael McBride<br \/>\nJessica Penne vs. Danielle Taylor<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bryan Barberena vs. Joe Proctor<br \/>\nCindy Dandois vs. Alexis Davis<br \/>\nHector Sandoval vs. Matt Schnell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April&#8217;s UFC Nashville Fight Card is set! The octagon will return to Nashville on April 22 for UFC Fight Night 108, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by a featherweight tilt between Artem Lobov and Cub Swanson. 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