“I’m gonna be fighting in 12 weeks,” Pimblett said. “July 11, it’s gonna be.”
While Pimblett revealed the date for his UFC return, he did not specify his opponent. That detail should be revealed fairly soon, but fellow lightweight contenders like Benoit Saint Denis, Mateusz Gamrot, Arman Tsarukyan, Dan Hooker and Renato Moicano all seem like viable options.
Outside of Pimblett’s return, not much is known about UFC 329. The card is widely expected to be headlined by the return of MMA superstar Conor McGregor. However, the Irishman has been plotting a comeback for years, and it still hasn’t happened, so there’s plenty of skepticism about that. We also known heavyweight prospect Gable Steveson will debut on the card. However, like Pimblett, we don’t know who he’ll fight yet.
Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will make his official move to light heavyweight at UFC 329 on July 11 from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, as “Reaper” leaves 185 pounds behind to test his luck against veteran contender Nikita Krylov.
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A former UFC champion is returning at International Fight Week.
Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a bantamweight matchup between Cody Garbrandt and Adrian Yanez is set for UFC 329, which takes place July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Garbrandt recently got back in the win column with a unanimous decision victory at UFC 326 in March against Xiao Long. Prior to that, Garbrandt lost a decision to Raoni Barcelos at UFC Atlanta this past June, and was submitted by former flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 300 in April 2024. Since winning the bantamweight title against Dominick Cruz at UFC 207 in December 2016, Garbrandt is 4-7 inside the octagon.
Yanez had a hot start to his UFC career after earning a contract on Dana White’s Contender Series, winning his first five promotional bouts and earning bonuses in all five. Since then, Yanez has won one fight in his past five, including a controversial majority draw in his most recent bout against Ricky Simon at UFC Seattle.