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| Hector Lombard to fight Jake Shields Brett Okamoto [ARCHIVE] ESPN.com | December 8, 2013 A welterweight bout between Hector Lombard and Jake Shields has been booked for UFC 171 on March 15. UFC officials confirmed the 170-pound contest to ESPN.com on Sunday. The UFC 171 pay-per-view event will take place at American Airlines Center in Dallas. Lombard (33-4-1) made a phenomenal welterweight debut in October, when he knocked out former title contender Nate Marquardt in less than two minutes. A former middleweight champion in Bellator Fighting Championships, Lombard is 2-2 since signing with the UFC last year. Both wins have come via first-round knockout. Shields (29-6-1) is coming off a split decision win over Demian Maia in the main event of UFC Fight Night 29. The former Strikeforce middleweight champion is the No. 6 ranked welterweight in the world according to ESPN.com and hasn't suffered a loss since September 2011. A light heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and Glover Teixeira is scheduled to headline UFC 171. |
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