Another promising pairing has been added to the already impressive UFC Vancouver card in October.
On Friday, UFC lightweight Matt Frevola (11-5-1) revealed that he would be fighting Kyle Nelson (16-6-1) at the event, set for October 18, 2025 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
Just one day prior, Nelson had hinted at a fight booking, writing “news coming soon” on his own social media.
“The Steamrolla” Frevola will be looking to snap back-to-back losses in the bout, after coming up short against French fighters Benoît Saint-Denis and Fares Ziam. The 35-year old from New York will have been out just over a year by the time the UFC Vancouver card rolls around.
Nelson saw a three-fight win streak snapped in his last outing, when he came up short against Steve Garcia. Born in Huntsville, Ontario, he should have the Canadian crowd behind him in Vancouver, as one of several homegrown talents on the card including Mike Malott, Jasmine Jasudavicius, Aiemann Zahabi, and Charles Jourdain.
UFC Vancouver is headlined by middleweights Reinier de Ridder and Anthony Hernandez, with the following pairings reported for the event:
- Reinier de Ridder vs. Anthony Hernandez
- Kevin Holland vs. Mike Malott
- Manon Fiorot vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
- Charles Jourdain vs. Davey Grant
- Bruno Gustavo da Silva vs. Park Hyun-sung
- Marlon Vera vs. Aiemann Zahabi
- Danny Barlow vs. Djorden Ribeiro dos Santos
- Kyle Prepolec vs. Drew Dober
- Azamat Bekoev vs. Yousri Belgaroui
- Stephanie Luciano vs. Ravena Oliveira
- Melissa Croden vs. Tainara Lisboa
- Matt Frevola vs. Kyle Nelson
