“The Juggernaut” will mark off UFC appearance No. 20 when he enters the cage vs. Bryan Barberena in a welterweight bout scheduled for UFC Utica on June 1 at the Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, N.Y. Officials announced the matchup Tuesday.
This will be Ellenberger’s first fight since losing by second-round knockout to Mike Perry at UFC Nashville last April. The 32-year-old veteran has lost four of his past five fights and is just 2-7 in his last nine outings. His last win came at UFC 201 on July 2016, when he defeated Matt Brown by first-round TKO.