Michelle Waterson vs. Cortney Casey added on the UFC on FOX 29 card
Glendale, Arizona (Fri, February 9, 2018)– UFC on FOX 29 takes place on Saturday April 14, 2108 at Gila Rivera Arena in Glendale, Ariz. The main card will air on FOX while the prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.
A women’s strawweight bout between Cortney Casey (7-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) and Michelle Waterson (14-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC) was first reported by azcentral.com.
Casey fighting out of The MMA Lab in Glendale is 2-2 in her past four fights one of her latest win was at UFC 211 against Jessica Aguilar and won via unanimous decision. Her recent loss came from Felice Herrig at UFC 218 via split decision.
Waterson fighting out of JacksonWink MMA in Albuquerque is coming into this fight with two straight losses. She lost against Rose Namajunas at UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Reis via submission in Round 2. Her current loss was at UFC 218 against Tecia Torres via unanimous decision. Now “The Karate Hottie” will want to win this fight and end her losing streak and get back in the winning circle.
Also reported from azsports.com confirmed that a bantamweight bout between Luke Sanders (11-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) and Patrick Williams (8-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) were added to the card.
Luke is coming into this fight with two straight losses. He lost against Iuri Alcantara at UFC 209 via submission in Round 2 and lost against Andre Soukhamthath at UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega via TKO (punches) in Round 2 at the 1:06 mark. Williams last win was at UFC 188 as he defeated Alejandro Perez via submission in Round 1 and won Performance of the Night. His recent fight was at UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Reis as he lost against Tom Duquesnoy via TKO (elbows) in Round 2 at the :28 mark.
UFC on FOX 29 fight card (so far):
Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje
Matt Brown vs. Carlos Condit
Arjan Bhullar vs. Adam Wieczorek
John Moraga vs. Wilson Reis
Dhiego Lima vs. Yushin Okami
Krzysztof Jotko vs. Brad Tavares
Cortney Casey vs. Michelle Waterson
Luke Sanders vs. Patrick Williams
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