Danny Castillo vs. Charlie Brenneman official for UFC 172

After being taken out a schedule lightweight bout at UFC 172 against Isaac Vallie-Flagg, Danny Castillo has a new opponent for the April 26th card as he will meet Charlie Brenneman.

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The new fight booking was officially announced by the UFC on Wednesday.

UFC 172 will take place from the Baltimore Arena on April 26th and will be headlined by Jon Jones defending the UFC light heavyweight title against Glover Teixeira.

Brenneman (19-6) returned to the UFC in January and was defeated by Beneil Dariush at UFC Fight Night 35. The defeat snapped a four fight winning streak and his last three in the UFC have come by stoppage in the first round.

Castillo (18-6) will also enter this bout after a defeat as he lost a majority decision to Edson Barboza at UFC on FOX 9. He nearly finished the fight in the first round, but Barboza was able to weather the storm to get the victory. The defeat snapped a two fight winning streak and he is 5-2 in his last seven fights.

The current UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira card is below.

Jon Jones (19-1) vs. Glover Teixeira (22-2)
Phil Davis (12-1, 1NC) vs. Anthony Johnson (16-4)
Tarec Saffiedine (15-3) vs. Jake Ellenberger (29-7)
Luke Rockhold (11-2) vs. Tim Boetsch (17-6)
Joseph Benavidez (19-4) vs. Tim Elliott (10-4-1)
Max Holloway (8-3) vs. Andre Fili (13-1)
Joe Ellenberger (14-1) vs. Yancy Medeiros (10-1)
Jessamyn Duke (3-0, 1NC) vs. Bethe Correia (7-0)
Jim Miller (23-4, 1NC) vs. Bobby Green (22-5)
Isaac Vallie-Flagg (14-4-1) vs. Takanori Gomi (34-9, 1NC)
Danny Castillo (18-6) vs. Charlie Brenneman (19-6)