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