{"id":403475,"date":"2022-01-13T10:05:26","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T18:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=403475"},"modified":"2022-01-13T10:05:26","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T18:05:26","slug":"ufc-273-adds-two-marquee-matchups-including-mackenzie-dern-vs-tecia-torres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-273-adds-two-marquee-matchups-including-mackenzie-dern-vs-tecia-torres\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 273 adds two marquee matchups including Mackenzie Dern vs. Tecia Torres"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two marquee match-ups have been added to April 9th’s UFC 273 event, including Mackenzie Dern vs. Tecia Torres.<\/p>\n

Dern (11-2 MMA) an accomplished Brazilian black belt and MMA fighter is looking to rebound from her loss to Marina Rodriguez<\/a> last October. The jiu-jitsu ace previously won four straight fights and is regarded as one of the top female grapplers of her generation.<\/p>\n

Torres ‘The Tiny Tornado’ (13-5 MMA) has won three straight fights, most recently defeating Angela Hill at UFC 265.<\/p>\n

The second fight announcement came courtesy of ESPN<\/a>‘s Brett Okamoto who reported that a middleweight bout between Kelvin Gastelum and Nassourdine Imavov is also set for the April 9th pay-per-view event.<\/p>\n

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Gastelum (16-8 MMA) will be hoping to snap a two-fight losing skid when he returns to the Octagon at UFC 273. The former TUF winner is coming off back-to-back unanimous decision losses in his most recent efforts.<\/p>\n

As for Nassourdine Imavov (11-3 MMA), the ‘Russian Sniper’ will be looking to earn a spot in the Top-10 by defeating Kelvin Gastelum. The Dagestan native is coming off back-to-back TKO wins over Edmen Shahbazyan and Ian Heinisch in his most recent efforts.<\/p>\n

UFC 273 will be headlined by a featherweight title fight between Alex Volkanovski and the ‘Korean Zombie’. The card is also set to feature a bantamweight title fight rematch between Aljamain Sterline and Petr Yan.<\/p>\n

Are you excited about upcoming UFC 273? Which matchups are you anxious to see? Share your thoughts and predictions in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two marquee match-ups have been added to April 9th’s UFC 273 event, including Mackenzie Dern vs. Tecia Torres. Dern (11-2 MMA) an accomplished Brazilian black belt and MMA fighter is looking to rebound from her loss to Marina Rodriguez last October. 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