One of lightweight’s top prospects will return to the cage next month on the UFC’s first card in the ESPN era.
Gregor Gillespie is scheduled to meet Yancy Medeiros in a 155-pound contest at UFC Brooklyn on Jan. 19 in Brooklyn, Newsday reported Thursday.
Gillespie most recently defeated Vinc Pichel by second-round submission in June, marking his fifth UFC win in five Octagon appearances, four of which have ended inside the distance. “The Gift” also holds first-round wins over Jordan Rinaldi and Andrew Holbrook, the latter of which ended in only 21 seconds.
Medeiros is headed back down to lightweight for this fight after a four-fight stint at welterweight, in which the Hawaiian went 3-1.