Sports

Junior Dos Santos, Hector Lombard Join Eagle FC Roster

Junior dos Santos and Hector Lombard are new additions to the Eagle FC roster.

The former champions join Khabib Nurmagomedov’s promotion, which was established in 2020. Nurmagomedov made the purchase of Gorilla Fighting Championship and is an owner with two others. 

Officials confirmed with MMA Fighting the signing of dos Santos to face Yorgan De Castro on May 20. The bout will headline the event live on the FLX app from the FLX Arena in Miami.

Along with dos Santos vs. De Castoro, Lombard will meet Thiago Silva in the co-main event. The entire card will stream for free. 

The next Eagle FC event takes place Friday and features a main event pitting Kevin Lee against Diego Sanchez. Ray Borg and Darrell Horcher will also be in action.

Heavyweight champion Rizvan Kuniev will defend his title against Anthony Hamilton. 

Dos Santos is looking for his first win since 2019. He lost his last four in the UFC after reeling off three consecutive wins. 

De Castro picked up a submission win at Eagle FC 44 in January and is on a two-fight win streak. He went 1-3 with the UFC and also earned a win on Dana White’s Contender Series.

Lombard went 0-6 with a no-contest in his last seven UFC appearances, with the last coming in 2018. He most recently fought for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. 

Silva, a former UFC title challenger, has traveled the globe during his career. He fought in MMA in 2019

Dana Becker

The world of MMA is one of the few sports that brings together people from all walks of life. I try my best to tell those stories and also present breaking news to the masses.

Recent Posts

Family Man Ryan Gosling Picks Roles That Won’t Hurt His Children

The Hollywood star Ryan Gosling is speaking out this week to say that he keeps…

2 days ago

Jeff Daniels, Once Ready To Leave Show Business, Has Found His Groove

After Dumber and Dumber To finished filming in 2014, Jeff Daniels told co-star Jim Carrey,…

2 days ago

Britney Spears Announces She’s Leaving California – ‘I’m Moving To Boston’

The singer Britney Spears has revealed that she is the latest celebrity to be ditching…

2 days ago

Cher Once Lost All Her Money But Explains How She Bounced Back

Cher was once broke. But she was able to come back out of it, as…

3 days ago

Johnny Depp Praised For First Role After Amber Heard Trial

Johnny Depp has officially launched his Hollywood comeback in the wake of him coming out…

3 days ago

‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ Star Jason Priestley Reveals Why He Ditched L.A. For Nashville

The former "Beverly Hills, 90210" star Jason Priestley recently became the latest in a long…

3 days ago