Featherweight action has joined the UFC’s October 19, 2024 Fight Night card, with Daniel Pineda set to take on Darren Elkins at the event.
News of the booking was announced on Sunday by Iridium Sports Agency, who represent Pineda. The event is expected to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, making it UFC Vegas 99.
Pineda (28-16, 3NC) will be looking to snap a two-fight skid in the bout, after dropping decisions to Alex “Bruce Leeroy” Caceres and Nathaniel Wood in his last two outings. On his second stint under the UFC banner, Pineda, now 39, will be looking for his sixth win inside the octagon.
While Daniel Pineda will join the 40+ club next August, Darren Elkins is already there. Elkins (28-11), coming off a victory over T.J. Brown, hit the milestone this past May, but at 4-2 across his last six fights has yet to show signs of slowing down.
Middleweights Michel Pereira and Anthony Hernandez are expected to headline the UFC’s October 19 Fight Night event, with the following bouts reported for the card thus far:
- Michel Pereira vs. Anthony Hernandez
- Matheus Nicolau vs. Asu Almabayev
- Brad Katona vs. Jean Matsumoto
- Su Mudaerji vs. Charles Johnson
- Robelis Despaigne vs. Austen Lane
- Rob Font vs. Kyler Phillips
- Jessica Penne vs. Elise Reed
- Daniel Pineda vs. Darren Elkins
