Danny Castillo rebooked against Charlie Brenneman at UFC 172
After being pulled from a matchup with Isaac Vallie-Flagg in favor of Takanori Gomi, Danny Castillo (16-6 MMA, 6-3 UFC) has received a new opponent: Charlie Brenneman (19-6 MMA, 4-5 UFC).
UFC officials today announced the new matchup for UFC 172, which takes place April 26 at Baltimore Arena in Maryland. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.
Both Brenneman and Castillo look to bounce back from recent disappointing losses.
Brenneman, who was released from the promotion in 2012, earned his way back to the UFC earlier this year after post four consecutive wins on the regional scene. However, that streak was snapped in a first-round submission loss to Beneil Dariush.
Meanwhile, Castillo was part of a thrilling “Fight of the Night†clash with Edson Barboza at December’s UFC on FOX 9 event. Castillo nearly finished the fight in the opening round, but a gritty Barboza survived and battled back to tin the final two frames and score a majority decision win.
With the addition to the card, UFC 172 now includes:
Jon Jones vs. Glover Teixeira – for light heavyweight title
Phil Davis vs. Anthony Johnson
Jake Ellenberger vs. Tarec Saffiedine
Tim Boetsch vs. Luke Rockhold
Joseph Benavidez vs. Timothy Elliott
Bobby Green vs. Jim Miller
Joe Ellenberger vs. Yancy Medeiros
Takanori Gomi vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg
Charlie Brenneman vs. Danny Castillo
Andre Fili vs. Max Holloway
Bethe Correia vs. Jessamyn Duke
