Francisco Trinaldo set to welcome Jai Herbert to the UFC on ‘Fight Island’

Jai Herbert will finally make his UIFC debut at Abu Dhabi's Yas Island in July. | Dolly Clew, Cage Warriors

Former Cage Warriors champion Jai Herbert has a new date and opponent for his UFC debut, as the 32-year-old lightweight has agreed to face Brazilian veteran Francisco Trinaldo at the July 25 UFC show in Abu Dhabi, sources told MMA Fighting following a report from Combate.

The UFC debut of Herbert (10-1) was originally set for March 21’s show in London opposite Marc Diakiese, but the card fell through due to the coronavirus pandemic. Herbert walks to the eight-sided cage riding a six-fight winning streak that includes five knockouts.

Trinaldo (25-7), who has competed under the UFC banner since the first TUF Brazil season in 2012, is coming off back-to-back victories over John Makdessi and Bobby Green. “Massaranduba” holds wins over the likes of Paul Felder, Jim Miller, Evan Dunhan and Yancy Medeiros.

The UFC Fight Night card will be headlined by a middleweight showdown between former 185-pound titleholder Robert Whittaker and former welterweight contender Darren Till.

Robert Whittaker vs. Darren Till
Mauricio Rua vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Alex Oliveira vs. Peter Sobotta
Fabricio Werdum vs. Alexander Gustafsson
Danny Roberts vs. Nicolas Dalby
Francisco Trinaldo vs. Jai Herbert
Tom Aspinall vs. Jake Collier
Raphael Pessoa vs. Justin Tafa
Movsar Evloev vs. Mike Grundy
Bethe Correia vs. Pannie Kianzad
Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Nathaniel Wood
Ramazan Emeev vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov

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