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New Yorkers LaFlare, Good added to UFC on FOX 25

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Two proud New Yorkers are set to compete in the UFC's first show in Long Island.

Lindenhurst native Ryan LaFlare will take on Alex Oliveira, with Harlem's Lyman Good facing Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos in a pair of welterweight bouts on July 22 at UFC on FOX 25 in Uniondale. The matchups were added to the event's webpage on Thursday.

The 33-year-old LaFlare will look to extend his two-fight win streak in his second consecutive booking in his home state. He most recently outpointed Roan Carneiro in Brooklyn at UFC 208 in his return from a 14-month layoff, a win that moved him into the 12th spot of the promotion's divisional rankings. LaFlare has won six of seven in the Octagon, with every one of those fights going to the scorecards.

Oliveira heads into enemy territory on a three-fight win streak, and was last seen manhandling Tim Means for a second-round tapout at UFC Fight Night 106 in March.

Good hasn't entered the Octagon since he KO'd Andrew Craig in his UFC debut in July 2015. The 31-year-old is unbeaten in his last five bouts, with four of those wins coming by stoppage.

Dos Santos heads to the Nassau Coliseum on a two-fight winning run. "Capoeira" last took a unanimous decision over Keita Nakamura at UFC Fight Night 96, and has finished all but two of his 16 professional conquests.

UFC on FOX 25 will feature a middleweight tilt between Long Islander Chris Weidman and Kelvin Gastelum in the main event.

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