Bloody Elbow · Aug 21, 2018
Gray Maynard vs. Nik Lentz at lightweight scheduled for UFC 229
After three fights at featherweight, it looks like Gray Maynard is going to return to the division where he has had the most UFC success. The former two-time 155-pound title challenger will go back up to that weight class when he meets veteran grinder Nik Lentz at UFC 229 on October 6th.
Maynard (13-6-1, 1 NC) dropped to featherweight in 2016 after a string of 155-pound losses, and was a bit uneven there. He went 2-1 against lower-level competition, only dropping a very dull decision to Ryan Hall. This will be his first fight since July 2017, where he won a decision over Teruto Ishihara.