The UFC’s long-awaited return to Detroit is shaping up to be a big card, and now it appears a pair of former champs will grace the lineup. Just two days after a main event between featherweight champion Max Holloway and ex-lightweight champ Frankie Edgar was made official, the card apparently will feature current “TUF 26” coaches Eddie Alvarez (28-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and Justin Gaethje (18-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in a lightweight showdown. Alvarez’s coach, Mark Henry, made the announcement Wednesday on his Instagram account, though UFC officials have not yet made a formal announcement of the date and location. The pair have been presumed to fight since they were named coaches for Season 26 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” which airs Wednesday nights on FS1
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Coach Mark Henry says Eddie Alvarez fighting Justin Gaethje at UFC 218 in Detroit – MMA Junkie