Diego Sanchez returns at UFC 253 to fight Jake Matthews; two other matchups booked

The UFC 253 lineup appears to be nearly complete.

On Tuesday, the promotion announced three more fights, including a welterweight matchup between Diego Sanchez and Jake Matthews, a featherweight fight between Brad Riddell and Alex Da Silva, and a lightweight bout between Nate Landwehr and Shane Young.

The Landwehr (14-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Young (13-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) booking was first reported by Cageside Press.

The lone member of “The Ultimate Fighter,” Season 1 still competing in the UFC, Sanchez (30-12 MMA, 19-12 UFC) has won three of his last four fights. He most recently competed in February, winning via disqualification due to an illegal knee landed by opponent Michel Perreira.

Matthews (16-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) has won five of his last six fights. He’s riding back-to-back wins over Rostem Akman and Emil Meek. His only loss since November 2016 came against Anthony Rocco Martin.

When Riddell (8-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) takes on da Silva (21-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC), he will join City Kickboxing teammates Israel Adesanya and Shane Young on the card.

With the addition, the UFC 253 lineup includes:

Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa – UFC middleweight title
Jan Blachowicz vs. Dominick Reyes
Donald Cerrone vs. Niko Price
Kai Kara-France vs. Brandon Royval
Claudia Gadelha vs. Xiaonan Yan
Hakeem Dawodu vs. Zubaira Tukhugov
Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Ciryl Gane
Heili Alateng vs. Casey Kenney
David Dvorak vs. Jordan Espinosa
Jake Matthews vs. Diego Sanchez
Brad Riddell vs. Alex da Silva
Nate Landwehr vs. Shane Young