Simeon Thoresen Returns to the Cage at UWC 23 in July

Former UFC fighter Simeon Thoresen signs for UWC

By Chris Houten - @houts4thewin

Former UFC Welterweight Simeon 'The Grin' Thoresen will return to the cage on July 13th, at The South End Tennis and Leisure Centre, South End for UWC 23.

Thoresen (17-4-1) confirmed the news on his Twitter account earlier in the day, and Kingdom MMA later confirmed The Grin has signed a one fight deal with the promotion, and his opponent is expected to be announced on Monday. Thoresen said:

Its a one fight deal at this stage but Its great to start my journey back into the UFC with the show I last fought on before UFC

Opponent will be announced Monday

Norwegian, Thoresen will return to the promotion where he held and defended the welterweight belt, before vacating the title to join the UFC ahead of UFC on fuel 2 - the promotions first foray into the Scandinavian Market.

Part of a mass culling which saw the UFC release 16 fighters, Thoresen was cut from The UFC following back-to-back losses to Seth Baczynski and David Mitchell. His one UFC victory came in his debut at UFC on Fuel 2 in Sweden, where he submitted Besam Yousef.

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