UFC lightweight contender Tyson Griffin (12-2) will step into the cage against submission specialist Rafael Dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night 18 on April 1st in Nashville, Tennessee, according to MMAjunkie.
Both fighters are coming off loses recently. Xtreme Couture trained fighter, Tyson Griffin dropped the unanimous decision to Sean Sherk at UFC 90.
Dos Anjos loss his UFC debut to Jeremy Stephens at UFC 91 back in November.
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The Ultimate Fighter winner Ryan Bader (8-0) is expected to take on Carmelo Marrero (10-2) at UFC Fight Night 18 on April 1, according to FiveOuncesofPain.
Bader, an Arizona State University wrestling standout, will look to build off of his impressive TKO win over Jui-Jitsu phenom Vinicius Magalhaes at The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale.
This will be Marrero’s first time back in the UFC after being dropped from the orginization after losing two in a row to Gabriel Gonzaga and Wilson Gouveia at UFC 71.
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