Report: Tony Martin Faces Keita Nakamura At UFC Fight Night Atlantic City
A lightweight division affair is reportedly set for UFC Fight Night Atlantic City according to MMA Brasil as Tony Martin could be in action against Keita Nakamura.
Martin (12-4-0) has won three of his last four under the UFC banner, but his last bout was a split decision loss to Olivier Aubin-Mercier at UFC Fight Night Pittsburgh. Martin has earned a total of four victories in UFC competition, with two of them coming by submission and the other two by decision. Martin has seen his last four bouts make it all the way to the third round and three of those fights wound up going the distance.
Nakamura (33-18-2-1NC) has rotated wins and losses throughout his UFC run, with the last bout being a victory over Alex Morono at UFC Fight Night Japan. Nakamura went winless during his first two runs in the UFC, dropping bouts to Brock Larson, Drew Fickett and Robert Emerson. Nakamura has seen his last two bouts go the distance and it has been almost two years since the fighter got a finish.
UFC Fight Night Atlantic City takes place on Saturday, April 21 from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey with no main event announced at this time. Fightful is providing live coverage of the event, which airs live on Fox Sports 1.
