Local duo Borg, Trout land separate fights
The card is being staged by Karim Akkar, a German promoter/manager/agent. On June 19 in Abu Dhabi, Borg (13-5) is scheduled to face Canada’s Jesse Arnett (18-6) on a card promoted by UAE Warriors, which has been in business since 2012 and has staged 18 previous events. Neither Trout, 35, nor Borg, 27, has seen much action recently — but for somewhat different reasons. Borg was undefeated (6-0) when he signed with the UFC in 2014 at the age of 20. He rose in the UFC flyweight ranks to a title shot against then-champion Demetrious Johnson, losing by fifth-round submission (arm bar) in Octob...
Source: abqjournal.com