Sage Northcutt returns vs. Claudio Puelles at UFC 214 in Anaheim

A lightweight bout between Sage Northcutt and Claudio Puelles is the latest addition to July’s UFC 214 lineup.

UFC officials today announced the 155-pound contest between Northcutt (8-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and Puelles (7-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC).

UFC 214 takes place July 29 at Honda Center in Anaheim. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass, though the bout order hasn’t been finalized.

Northcutt hasn’t competed since UFC on FOX 22 in December where he suffered a second-round submission loss to Mickey Gall. “Super” has alternated wins and losses over his past four fights, with his most recent win coming against Enrique Marin at UFC 200 in July.

After fighting Gall at welterweight, Northcutt, 21, will return to the lightweight division for his UFC 214 fight.

Puelles, meanwhile, was a finalist on Season 3 of “The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America.” The 21-year-old fell short in the finale, however, succumbing to a second-round TKO defeat against Martin Bravo at UFC Fight Night 98 in November.

The latest UFC 214 card now includes:

• Champ Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones – for light heavyweight title
• Renan Barao vs. Aljamain Sterling
• Chan Sung Jung vs. Ricardo Lamas
• Josh Burkman vs. Drew Dober
• Alexandra Albu vs. Kailin Curran
• Jarred Brooks vs. Eric Shelton
• Dmitrii Smoliakov vs. Adam Wieczorkowski
• Dooho Choi vs. Andre Fili
• Sage Northcutt vs. Claudio Puelles

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