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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Filipino fighter Mark Eddiva makes his return inside the Octagon as he squares off with New Zealand’s Daniel Hooker on the undercard of UFC Fight Night 85 on March 20.
The 29-year-old Team Lakay representative publicly confirmed his 3-round featherweight bout against Hooker on his official Facebook page, which is set to take place at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia.
Eddiva (6-2) is suffering from a two-fight losing skid, yielding to Edimilson Souza by first-round stoppage in May 2014 before bowing down to Levan Makashvili via unanimous decision in May 2015.
To compound the misery, his disappointing setback to Makashvili happened at UFC’s first live event on Philippine shores.
Prior to his two-straight losses, Eddiva became the second homegrown Filipino stalwart to be enlisted in the UFC roster, defeating Jumabieke Tuerxun via 5-round verdict in his March 2014 promotional debut.
On the other hand, Hooker (12-6) has alternated wins and losses in his last 4 UFC outings and is coming off a decision setback to Yair Rodriguez this past October.
UFC Fight Night 85 is headlined by a heavyweight clash between Mark Hunt and former heavyweight champion Frank Mir. – Rappler.com
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