MMA Odds and Ends for Thursday: December’s UFC 218 lineup finalized with 13th bout


MMAJunkie reports
that a heavyweight matchup pitting Allen Crowder against Justin Willis has been added as the 13th and final bout on UFC 218 which takes place Dec. 2 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

Crowder (7-2) is coming off a TKO victory over Don’Tale Mayes at DWCS 8 which earned him a UFC contract. The 27-year-old has won six of his seven career fights by stoppage. Willis (5-1) is coming off a successful UFC debut in July where he earned a decsion win over James Mulheron. The American Kickboxing Academy product has won five-fights in a row. Here’s an updated look at the card.

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

Max Holloway (c) vs. Frankie Edgar – for featherweight title
Francis Ngannou vs. Alistair Overeem
Henry Cejudo vs. Sergio Pettis
Eddie Alvarez vs. Justin Gaethje
Tecia Torres vs. Michelle Waterson

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)

Paul Felder vs. Charles Oliveira
Yancy Medeiros vs. Alex Oliveira
Drakkar Klose vs. David Teymur
Cortney Casey vs. Felice Herrig

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:15 p.m. ET)

Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Sabah Homasi
Jeremy Kimball vs. Dominick Reyes
Amanda Cooper vs. Angela Magana
Allen Crowder vs. Justin Willis

Written by James Lynch

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