UFC 263 adds Eryk Anders vs. Darren Stewart rematch after illegal knee ended first fight
Eryk Anders and Darren Stewart will run it back at UFC 263 in hopes of getting a controversy-free result.
After their first meeting at UFC Fight Night 187 in March ended in a no contest due to an illegal knee strike by Anders, a rematch has been confirmed for June.
UFC officials announced the matchup on Tuesday but revealed it will be contested in the light heavyweight division after the initial matchup took place at middleweight.
UFC 263 takes place June 12 at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz., with a main card that streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
Anders (13-5 MMA, 5-5 UFC) was doing well in the initial clash with Stewart (12-5 MMA, 5-5 UFC). He landed some solid strikes and was putting the pressure on his opponent in the early minutes, but he got too overeager pursuing a stoppage and slipped up by landing a knee to a grounded Stewart, which left him unable to continue.
Both men handled the situation with class and apologized. Now they’ll get a chance at a redo.
With the addition, the latest UFC 263 lineup now includes:
Israel Adesanya vs. Marvin Vettori – for middleweight title
Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno – for flyweight title
Nate Diaz vs. Leon Edwards
Demian Maia vs. Belal Muhammad
Paul Craig vs. Jamahal HillDrew Dober vs. Brad Riddell
Jake Collier vs. Carlos Felipe
Luigi Vendramini vs. Fares Ziam
Hakeem Dawodu vs. Movsar Evloev
Sijara Eubanks vs. Karol Rosa
Joanne Calderwood vs. Lauren Murphy
Frank Camacho vs. Matt Frevola
Chase Hooper vs. Steven Peterson
Eryk Anders vs. Darren Stewart