Michelle Waterson has her first fight booked under the UFC banner as she will meet Angela Magana at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale.
The UFC made the announcement just 24 hours after announcing that Waterson had signed to the 115-pound division.
Waterson holds a 12-4 professional record, and is coming off a loss to Herica Tiburcia at Invicta FC 10. The former Invicta FC atomweight champion has previously fought at 115 pounds, but holds no notable wins at the weight.
Magana enters the fight with an 11-7 professional record. The former The Ultimate Fighter Season 18 cast member is 0-1 in the UFC, and has lost three straight fights overall. Magana is a longtime veteran who has fought a Who's Who of women's MMA. She holds wins over Jessica Aguilar and Barb Honchak, but has lost to Aguilar (twice), Jessica Eye, Stephanie Eggink and Jessica Penne during her lengthy career.
Waterson's debut will be highly anticipated, but with three straight losses Magana will be in a must-win situation. In her UFC debut, Waterson gets a matchup against one of the more moderately sized athletes in the division. She will not be at a stark size disadvantage in this bout.
“The Karate Hottie” is a stellar striker, but has finished most of her MMA bouts (seven) via submission. Magana is not far behind with six submission finishes to her credit.
There is no word yet on where the UFC will place this fight on the card.
This marks the first official bout for the July 12th event. MMAFighting.com has reported that the UFC is working on adding a Benson Henderson vs. Michael Johnson fight as the main event, and BloodyElbow.com has reported a Josh Samman vs. Caio Magalhaes matchup is also eyed for the fight card.
The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale will take place on July 12th in Florida. Keep checking B/R for more UFC fight updates.
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