UFC 220 gets fight between Dana White Contender Series alums

UFC 220 gets fight between Dana White Contender Series alums

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UFC 220 gets fight between Dana White Contender Series alums

A late scratch has set up a clash between Dana White’s Contender Series alums.

With Charles Rosa forced to withdraw from UFC 220 due to injury, Julio Arce has stepped in to face fellow DWCS winner Dan Ige, the promotion announced Wednesday.

UFC 220 takes place Jan. 20 at TD Garden in Boston and airs on pay-per-view following prelims on

Arce (13-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) scored a second-round TKO of Peter Petties at DWCS 5 in August to earn his UFC roster spot, his fifth win in a row.

Ige, from Hawaii, earned his way into the UFC with a third-round submission of Luis Gomez at DWCS 3 in July, giving him six straight wins.

The UFC 220 lineup now includes:

  • Champ Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou – for heavyweight title
  • Champ Daniel Cormier vs. Volkan Oezdemir – for light heavyewight title
  • Shane Burgos vs. Calvin Kattar
  • Francimar Barroso vs. Gian Villante
  • Dustin Ortiz vs. Alexandre Pantoja
  • Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Sabah Homasi
  • Islam Makhachev vs. Gleison Tibau
  • Kyle Bochniak vs. Brandon Davis
  • Thomas Almeida vs. Rob Font
  • Maryna Moroz vs. Jamie Moyle
  • Julio Arce vs. Dan Ige

For more on UFC 220, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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