LAS VEGAS, NEV. — The last time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fans saw Tim “The Barbarian” Boetsch, he had his arms raised in victory at UFC Fight Night 47 right in his own backyard.
Now, Boetsch, the 33-year-old Lincolnville native and 1999 Camden-Rockport High School graduate, will look to climb another rung up the proverbial middleweight ladder.
Boetsch (18-7), ranked 13th in the middleweight division, will participate in UFC 183 on Saturday, Jan. 31, where he will square off with 11th-ranked Thales Leites (24-4) in Las Vegas.
Boetsch is 2-3 in his last five fights, including his last fight — a second-round knockout of Brad Tavares at UFC Fight Night 47 at the Cross Insurance Center Aug. 16 in Bangor. He earned a $50,000 bonus for the "performance of the night.”
It was the first UFC event held in Maine.
Now Boetsch sets his sights on Leites, who has won his last four fights, including the last two by knockout.
Boetsch's fight is on the main card of the event, which features 12 bouts. The preliminary fights can be seen on UFC Fight Pass and Fox Sports 1, while the main card can be seen on pay-per-view.
Photo by: Mark Haskell
Tim "The Barbarian" Boetsch, who grew up in Lincolnville and is a Camden-Rockport Hig
h School graduate.