UFC 180 doesn’t have the huge names of other UFC PPVs but it more than makes up for it in toughness. Nothing personifies toughness more than it’s co-main event, Jake Ellenberger vs. Kelvin Gastelum.
Ellenberger is a veteran that has seen the top and bottom of the Welterweight division. He’s currently on a two fight losing streak and is cloning to his top 10 ranking. Enter Kelvin Gastelum, he’s the son of two Mexican parents and thrives in high pressure situations. He doesn’t want to be Jake’s steeping stone back up the welterweight ladder and he relishes the underdog role.
Kelvin wasn’t supposed to win his season of The Ultimate Fighter, phenom Uriah Hall was, and Kelvin wasn’t supposed to still be undefeated four fights into his career, but he is. This co-main event will catapult one of these fighters to the top of their division and they will give their all to get there.
Follow along with ‘Countdown to UFC 180’ as they prepare for their fight next weekend.