Gunnar Nelson will return to the Octagon on 11th July as part of the already stacked UFC 189 which already features Aldo vs McGregor and Lawler vs MacDonald.
Nelson will face Britain’s John Hathaway, who holds a win over SBG Ireland’s Tom Egan, when the two debuted back at UFC 93 in Dublin, Ireland.
“Gunni” (13-1-1) who holds 9 career submissions, with 3 KO/TKO’s and 1 decision, suffered his first career loss after dropping a decision to Rick Story in his last outing.
Hathaway (17-2) who holds a victory over Story back in 2009 last by highlight reel spinning elbow KO against Dong Hyun Kim in March 2014.
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