LAS VEGAS – It certainly isn’t the way he wanted to find himself in a featured slot at this weekend’s UFC 260 event, but Vicente Luque is happy to take it. With the removal of a planned featherweight title fight between champ Alexander Volkanovski and challenger Brian Ortega, Luque (19-7-1 MMA, 12-3 UFC) and former welterweight title challenger Tyron Woodley (19-6-1 MMA, 9-5-1 UFC) will now compete in the co-main event of Saturday night’s event at the UFC Apex. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN. “It’s not the way I wanted it, but I’m grateful anyway to get this opportunity, and yeah, it makes it more fun,” Luque told MMA Junkie at Wednesday’s media day. “More people are going to be watching
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Vicente Luque welcomes added attention of surprise co-main event slot at UFC 260 – MMA Junkie