Just past his 39th birthday, veteran fighter Josh Burkman adds another promotion to his long resume Friday night.
Burkman (28-17), who had 18 fights in the UFC (plus a no-contest), takes on William Macario (9-4), also a UFC vet, in the LFA 66 welterweight co-main event in front of his home-state fans. LFA 66 takes place at Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah, near Salt Lake City. The main card airs on AXS TV.
Burkman went 6-12 over two tenures with the UFC. The product of Season 2 of “The Ultimate Fighter” went 5-5 in his first stint with the promotion and found himself trying to get back after a three-fight skid in 2008. After a solid run in WSOF, where he fought for the welterweight title, he returned to the UFC, but went just 1-7 and left on a five-fight skid, the last three of which were stoppage losses.
Macario went 1-3 when he was in the UFC. His lone win, in 2013, was a decision over Bobby Voelker, who recently signed with Bellator. The Brazilian fought just once in 2016, once in 2017 and once in 2018. The 2018 fight was a submission loss to Ramiz Brahimaj at LFA 47.
Ahead of Burkman’s return to action after nearly 15 months away, preview his LFA debut with AXS TV Fights’ Ron Kruck in the video above. Then don’t miss LFA 66 on AXS TV.
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