Jack Jenkins looks to pick up his fourth UFC victory, and he will do so close to home.
On Tuesday, the UFC officially announced that Jenkins is set to face Gabriel Santos at UFC 312. The event takes place on February 8 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.
After earning a contract on Dana White’s Contender Series in October 2022, Jenkins has secured octagon victories in three of his four fights. The 31-year-old garnered a pair of decision wins against Don Shainis and Jamall Emmers before suffering a stoppage loss to Chepe Mariscal at UFC 293 in September 2023. Jenkins rebounded by finishing Herbert Burns in the third round at UFC 305 in August, returning to the scene of his only UFC loss with a chance to make amends.
Santos enters the bout fresh off his first UFC victory. Following a hard-fought battle against Lerone Murphy, where he narrowly lost by split decision on short notice at UFC 286 in March 2023, and a knockout defeat to David Onama at UFC Jacksonville three months later, Santos claimed a decision win over Yizha at UFC Vegas 97 in September.
UFC 312 is headlined by a middleweight championship rematch between Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland, while Zhang Weili will defend her strawweight title against Tatiana Suarez in the co-main event.
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