By Staff
NEW ORLEANS, LA. — Lincolnville native Tim “The Barbarian” Boetsch will step back into the octagon in the coming months.
Boetsch, who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's (UFC) middleweight division, is scheduled to be on the card for UFC Fight Night 68 on Saturday, June 6 against Dan “Hendo” Henderson, who is 30-13 through 43 fights.
The 33-year-old Boetsch is ranked 13th in the middleweight division and is 18-8 through 26 fights, including a 2-2 record in his last four fights. He stands six feet and weights 185 pounds.
The 1999 Camden-Rockport High School graduate was submitted in the second round by Thales Leites at UFC 183 Jan. 31 in Las Vegas, Nev. Prior to that, Boetsch won by second-round TKO against Brad Tavares at UFC Fight Night 47 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
The 44-year-old Henderson, who stands at 5-feet-11-inches and weighs 185 pounds, has lost five of his last six fights and is unranked in the middleweight division.
UFC Fight Night 68 will be at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, La. and will be broadcast live on Fox Sports 1. The main event of the night will be Daniel Cormier against Ryan “Darth” Bader (20-4) in a high-ranking light heavyweight bout.
Cormier (15-1), ranked third in the light heavyweight division, is coming off a five-round loss via decision to champion Jon “Bones” Jones at UFC 182 Jan. 3 in Las Vegas, NV, while Bader is ranked fifth and has won his last four fights.
Bader headlined UFC Fight Night 47 in Bangor, where he beat Ovince Saint Preux via unanimous decision after five rounds.
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