Former ADCC and Mundial world champion Robert Drysdale will make his UFC debut vs. Keith Berish at The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale on July 6 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The contest will be in the light heavyweight division.
This is the third time a UFC debut has been announced for Drysdale.
Drysdale was supposed to make his UFC light heavyweight debut against Ednaldo Oliveira at last August’s UFC 163, but a staph infection put a halt to those plans.
The ADCC gold medalist was then promptly rescheduled for a match-up against Cody Donovan at UFC 167 in November, but the dreaded Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) came knocking for an out-of-competition drug screen, Drysdale showed up with testosterone-to-epitestosterone (T:E) levels of 19.4 to 1, once again canceling his plans to make a splash in UFC.
Like Drysdale, Berish is undefeated in his pro and amateur career. came to the UFC from the Lou Neglia’s famed Ring of Combat, where he held the league’s middleweight title.
The TUF 19 Finale will be headlined by a trilogy fight between former lightweight champions Frankie Edgar and BJ Penn, at featherweight.
