JORGE GONZALEZ VS. KENNETH BERGH
Promotional newcomers paired on short notice clash in this light heavyweight contest as Jorge Gonzalez squares off with Kenneth Bergh.
A pro since 2010, Gonzalez arrives in the UFC having won seven of his last eight appearances, including a first-round stoppage win over Ultimate Fighter alum Luke Barnatt three fights back. After suffering his first loss in over three years last August, “Street” rebounded with a 65-second submission victory over Marcos Rodriguez last time out.
The 31-year-old Bergh appeared on the Contender Series last summer, initially suffering a submission loss to Antonio Trocoli before the bout was deemed a no contest when Trocoli tested positive for a banned substance following the fight. It was the second time Bergh came up short in an attempt to gain entry into the UFC after losing to Eric Spicely in the fight to get into the house on Season 23 of The Ultimate Fighter.
Outside of those two instances, it has been nothing but success for the tattooed Norwegian, who bounced back from his encounter with Trocoli last summer with a pair of quick finishes in September and December, sending him into this one on a nine-fight unbeaten streak.
While new to the UFC, these two are not unfamiliar with each other, having been booked to face off against one another in the summer of 2018 as part of the pay-per-view card headlined by former UFC titleholders Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. Two years later, they’ll meet inside the same cage where Liddell and Ortiz rose to fame.
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