Jake Matthews vs. Miguel Baeza joins UFC 291 lineup in Salt Lake City

Welterweights Jake Matthews and Miguel Baeza will throw down in July.

Matthews (18-6 MMA, 11-6 UFC) takes on Baeza (10-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) at UFC 291 on July 29 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City with the main card on pay-per-view after prelims on ESPN/ESPN+, promotion officials announced Thursday.

Matthews hasn’t competed since dropping a unanimous decision to Matthew Semelsberger at UFC Fight Night 216 in December. Prior to that, the 28-year-old Aussie scored a Performance of the Night knockout of Andre Fialho at UFC 275.

Baeza will also look to rebound. After an unbeaten start to his professional MMA career – including three UFC finishes, Baeza has lost three in a row to Santiago Ponzinibbio, Khaos Williams, and most recently Fialho in April 2022.

With the addition, the UFC 291 lineup includes:

• Justin Gaethje vs. Dustin Poirier – for BMF title

• Jan Blachowicz vs. Alex Pereira

• Paulo Costa vs. Ikram Aliskerov

• Michael Chiesa vs. Kevin Holland

• Tony Ferguson vs. Bobby Green

• Derrick Lewis vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima

• Michel Pereira vs. Stephen Thompson

• Vinicius Salvador vs. CJ Vergara

• Priscila Cachoeira vs. Joanne Wood

• Miguel Baeza vs. Jake Matthews

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 291.

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