Alex da Silva is scheduled to make his return to the UFC cage at the promotion’s June 4th event, facing Joe Solecki in a lightweight bout. News of the matchup was first reported by Guilherme Cruz of MMA Fighting.
The pairing is joining a “Fight Night” card that doesn’t have a set location at the moment.
Da Silva will be competing for the first time in over a year. The three-fight UFC vet last fought in September 2020, when he lost a unanimous decision to Brad Riddell.
Solecki has the goal of fighting to rebound off his sole UFC loss. He took that defeat in October 2021, suffering a split decision loss to Jared Gordon. Before then, he won three consecutive fights in the promotion.
Ranked heavyweights Alexander Volkov and Jairzinho Rozenstruick are currently set to headline UFC’s June 4th event. Here is an updated look at the card.
Bout 6: Alexander Volkov (34-10) vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruick (12-3) (Heavyweight)
Bout 5: Dan Ige (15-5) vs. Movsar Evloev (15-0) (Featherweight)
Bout 4: Poliana Botelho (8-4) vs. Karine Silva (14-4) (Flyweight)
Bout 3: Cynthia Calvillo (9-4-1) vs. Brianna Fortino (9-3) (Strawweight)
Bout 2: Erin Blanchfield (8-1) vs. JJ Aldrich (11-4) (Flyweight)
Bout 1: Joe Solecki (11-3) vs. Alex da Silva (21-3) (Lightweight)
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