Vitor Belfort vs. Nate Marquardt slated for UFC 212
According to a report from Combate, the UFC is targeting a middleweight bout between a pair of former UFC title challengers in Vitor Belfort and Nate Marquardt for UFC 212 on June 3 at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Belfort (25-14) has dropped four of his last five, including a first-round knockout loss to Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Fight Night 106 in his last fight. “The Phenom” has only won once since 2014.
Meanwhile, Marquardt (35-17-2) is 2-4 in his last six fights and is coming off on the wrong end of a judge’s decision at UFC on FOX 23 to Sam Alvey. The 38-year-old looks to avoid back-to-back losses for the third time in his career.
Report: UFC newcomer Aspen Ladd vs. Jessica Eye slated for TUF 25 Finale in July
According to MMAJunkie, Invicta FC standout Aspen Ladd will make her UFC debut at the TUF 25 Finale against Jessica Eye on July 7th at the T-Mobile Arena. Ladd (5-0) has won four of her five career fights by stoppage and heads into this matchup off a unanimous-decision victory over Sijara Eubanks in January. The 22-year-old also holds a win over current UFC strawweight Amanda Bobby Cooper at Invicta FC 14 in 2015.
Eye (11-6) is in the midst of the worst losing streak in her career, as she’s lost four straight fights and has a 1-5 record with one No-Contest in the UFC. “Evil” will be looking for her first win since 2014. Here’s an updated look at the card…
TBA vs. TBA – “TUF 25” welterweight tournament final
Teruto Ishihara vs. Gray Maynard
Brad Tavares vs. Elias Theodorou
Steve Bosse vs. Jared Cannonier
Marc Diakiese vs. Drakkar Klose
Jessica Eye vs. Aspen Ladd
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