Tristan Conelly will make his return in just over a month, facing veteran Darren Elkins at UFC’s April 30th event. News of the matchup was first reported by Global News British Columbia.
The matchup is joining a UFC card that doesn’t have a confirmed location at the moment.
The fight marks Connelly’s first appearance in over a year. The 36-year-old was reportedly sidelined last year after undergoing neck surgery.
Connelly’s last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Pat Sabatini in April 2021. A year-and-a-half before then, he scored an upset win in his debut against Michel Pereira.
Elkins, a UFC veteran of over a decade, will be fighting to come back from a finish loss he took against Cub Swanson late last year. Before then, he had attained two consecutive finish wins between 2020 and 2021.
UFC’s April 30th show is currently without a main event. Here are all of the fights that have been confirmed thus far:
Bout 5: Gina Mazany (7-5) vs. Shanna Young (7-4) (Flyweight)
Bout 4: Daniel da Silva (11-2) vs. Francisco Figueiredo (12-4-1) (Flyweight)
Bout 3: Jessica Penne (14-5) vs. Luana Pinheiro (10-1) (Strawweight)
Bout 2: Tatsuro Taira (10-0) vs. Carlos Candelario (8-1) (Flyweight)
Bout 1: Darren Elkins (26-10) vs. Tristan Connelly (14-7) (Featherweight)
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