{"id":261807,"date":"2017-10-18T06:00:17","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=261807"},"modified":"2017-10-18T06:00:17","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T13:00:17","slug":"ufc-fresno-continues-take-shape-new-bantamweight-contender-scrap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/aljamain-sterling\/ufc-fresno-continues-take-shape-new-bantamweight-contender-scrap\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Fresno continues to take shape with new bantamweight contender scrap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This December 9, the UFC will debut in Fresno, California, with UFC Fight Night 123. Though this UFC Fresno card is still some distance away, it&#8217;s already begun to take shape with a bevy of exciting fights.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, we learned that long-time bantamweight contender Bryan Caraway will be <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bryan-caraway\/bantamweight-contender-bryan-caraway-returns-lengthy-hiatus-ufc-fresno\/\">returning on the card<\/a>, taking on rising talent Luke Sanders. Now, the card has been bolstered by another bantamweight contender bout, as UFC officials have announced New York&#8217;s Aljamain Sterling is set to return opposite Brazil&#8217;s Rani Yahya.<\/p>\n<p>Sterling will enter this fight having last fought in July, when he picked up arguably the best win of his career, out-hustling former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao to a unanimous decision. This win was preceded by another decision win over Augusto Mendes, and a pair of losses to Raphael Assuncao and Bryan Caraway.<\/p>\n<p>Yayha, meanwhile, recently returned to winning ways with a win a first-round kimura against Henry Briones. This win was preceded by a loss to Joe Soto and four-straight wins over Michinori Tanaka, Matthew Lopez, Masanori Kanehara, and Johnny Bedford.<\/p>\n<p>UFC Fresno will be headlined by a featherweight scrap between ranked contenders Cub Swanson and Brian Ortega. The bout will mark the final obligation on Swanson&#8217;s current UFC contract.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the UFC Fresno card as it stands now.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cub Swanson vs. Brian Ortega<\/li>\n<li>Bryan Caraway vs. Luke Sanders<\/li>\n<li>Aljamain Sterling vs. Rani Yahya<\/li>\n<li>Carls John de Tomas vs. Alex Perez<\/li>\n<li>Liz Carmouche vs. Alexis Davis<\/li>\n<li>Eryk Anders vs. John Phillips<\/li>\n<li>Scott Holtzman vs. Darrell Horcher<\/li>\n<li>Trevin Giles vs. Antonio Braga Neto<\/li>\n<li>Chris Gruetzemacher vs. Davi Ramos<\/li>\n<li>Benito Lopez vs. Albert Morales<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Who do you think wins this newly announced Aljamain Sterling vs. Rani Yahya fight?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 10\/18\/2017<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This December 9, the UFC will debut in Fresno, California, with UFC Fight Night 123. 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