UFC adds Tim Means vs. Laureano Staropoli to Aug. 8 event
A welterweight banger is the latest addition to the UFC’s Aug. 8 event.
Tim Means(29-12-1 MMA, 11-9 UFC) will face Laureano Staropoli (9-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in an event expected to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Two people with knowledge of the situation informed MMA Junkie of the booking Saturday, but asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
Means has split his last four appearances. After scoring a first-round submission over Thiago Alves last December, Means suffered a second-round submission loss to Daniel Rodriguez at UFC on ESPN+ 25 in February.
After picking up wins over Hector Aldana and Thiago Alves in his first two UFC bouts, Staropoli saw his seven-fight winning streak snapped at the hands of Muslim Salikhov last October in Singapore.
With the addition, the Aug. 8 lineup includes:
- Derrick Lewis vs. Aleksei Oleinik
- Omari Akhmedov vs. Chris Weidman
- Julia Avila vs. Nicco Montano
- Ciryl Gane vs. Sergey Pavlovich
- Andrew Sanchez vs. Wellington Turman
- Miranda Granger vs. Nadia Kassem
- Peter Barrett vs. Steve Garcia
- Nasrat Haqparast vs. Alex Munoz
- Tim Means vs. Laureano Staropoli