UFC Winnipeg, we have a problem.
On April 18, the UFC will return to the Canada Life Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada for the first time since December 2017, and the card is still developing. Only a handful of bouts have been announced alongside the Welterweight headliner of Gilbert Burns vs. Michael Malott, so more action is expected to be added to the card any day now.
On Thursday, a rematch between Featherweight slugger Doo Ho Choi vs. Canada’s own Gavin Tucker was announced by the UFC for UFC Winnipeg.
The two first fought in 2019 in Edmonton, a bout Tucker won via third-round rear naked choke. Unfortunately for anybody clamoring for a rematch seven years later, the matchup has already been canned because Tucker has been retired for quite some time! In fact, the bout was announced without ever being signed, which is commonplace in the UFC nowadays.
Indeed, Tucker, age 39, has only fought twice in the past five years, losing both bouts via first-round stoppage. He concludes his professional career with a 13-3 overall record and 4-3 record inside the Octagon itself. As for Choi, it remains uncertain whether he’ll remain booked on the UFC Winnipeg card or if he’ll be rescheduled elsewhere.
