The event took place immediately after UFC 273: Volkanovski vs the Korean Zombie, UFC Fight Night: Luque vs Muhammad 2 has the focus of the recovery between the two boxers of Vicente Luque and Belal Muhammad. They are ranked 5th and 6 on the UFC rankings respectively Welterweight.
In the past, Vicente Luque and Belal Muhammad first met nearly 6 years ago. At the UFC 205 event, Luque lowered Knock-out Muhammad with a punch in the first half. However, it was also the time when Muhammad had just joined UFC and he was inexperienced in competition with top boxers.
Since then, Luque and Muhammad have been constantly fighting at UFC but they have not had the opportunity to attend a belt match. This rematch can help the winner soon get closer to the championship ability, but for the defeat, the opportunity will be more and more out of reach.
According to the schedule announced by the organizers, UFC Fight Night: Luque vs Muhammad will have a total of 14 matches, including 8 Prem Card matches and 6 main card matches. Some other notable matches are Caio Borralho vs Gadzhi Omargadzhiev, Miguel Baeza vs André Fialho and Pat Sabatini vs Tj Laramie.
UFC Fight Night: Luque vs Muhammad 2