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Albert Tumenov vs. Anthony Lapsley added to UFC Fight Night 40 in Cincinnati


albert-tumenov-ufc-fight-night-36May’s UFC Fight Night 40 event has a 13th addition to the fight card, officials announced late Tuesday.

A welterweight bout between Albert Tumenov (12-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and Anthony Lapsley (22-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC) is slated for the card.

UFC Fight Night 40 takes place May 10 at Cincinnati’s U.S. Bank Arena. The bulk of the card is expected to air on FOX Sports 1 following prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

Tumenov vs. Lapsley will likely be part of the preliminary card.

Tumenov recently made his promotional debut following an eight-fight winning streak (that included seven knockouts) in his native Russia. However, at UFC Fight Night 36, he suffered a decision loss to Ildemar Alcantara.

Lapsley, meanwhile, made his long-awaited UFC debut in November. The EliteXC and Bellator veteran was on an 8-1 run, which earned him a UFC contract. However, in his promotional debut at UFC 167, he dropped a decision to Jason High.

The latest UFC Fight Night 40 card includes:

  • Matt Brown vs. Erick Silva
  • Lorenz Larkin vs. Constantinos Philippou
  • Daron Cruickshank vs. Erik Koch
  • William Macario vs. Neil Magny
  • Soa Palelei vs. Ruan Potts
  • Chris Cariaso vs. Louis Smolka
  • Ed Herman vs. Rafael Natal
  • Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Darrell Montague
  • Yan Cabral vs. Alexander Yakovlev
  • Johnny Eduardo vs. Eddie Wineland
  • Manny Gamburyan vs. Nik Lentz
  • Justin Salas vs. Ben Wall
  • Anthony Lapsley vs. Albert Tumenov

For more on UFC Fight Night 40, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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