Another Chinese fighter has been added to the UFC Fight Night 243 card. Liang Na has been matched with Ivana Petrović at the Apex Centre on April 27th.
Liang (19-7) hasn’t won a fight since 2021. The 27 year old flyweight’s three UFC fights have all ended in stoppage losses but she will get another opportunity to register that elusive first victory inside the octagon here.
Petrović (6-1) hails from Croatia and will also be going in search of her first UFC win. She signed for the promotion with a perfect professional record but suffered the first defeat of her entire career on her debut.
One last chance! 🇨🇳Liang Na (19-7) will look for her first UFC win against 🇭🇷Ivana Petrovic (6-1) at UFC Vegas 91 on April 27th, per the UFC’s Weibo account.#UFCVegas91 #UFCNews #UFC pic.twitter.com/nLwQfFL4y7
— Chris Presnell (@mmaecosystem) February 28, 2024
Final chance
Meanwhile Chinese lightweight Maheshate has been handed what could be a final chance to save his UFC career. He will be taking on Gabriel Benitez in Las Vegas on April 27th.
The fight is part of the UFC Fight Night 243 card. Maheshate was originally rumoured to be facing Anshul Jubli on this card but that fight appears to have fallen through.
Instead Maheshate finds himself matched with Benitez. After losing his two most recent UFC fights the Chinese fighter needs to win if he wants to prolong his stay on the roster.
Benitez has been on the roster since 2014 without ever threatening to crack the top 15. With one win from his last three fights this looks like a make or break bout for the Mexican too.
PERFECT RIGHT HAND PUT HIM OUT 😱
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Best of the rest
This card will take place at the Apex Centre and it looks set to be headlined by an all Brazilian flyweight fight between Ariane Lipski (17-8) and Karine Silva (17-4). They are ranked at #11 and #12 respectively.
UFC Fight Night 243, Las Vegas, April 27th
Ariane Lipski vs. Karine Silva (Flyweight)
Gabriel Benitez vs. Maheshate Hayisaer (Lightweight)
James Llontop vs. Lando Vannata (Lightweight)
Austen Lane vs. Jhonata Diniz (Heavyweight)
Austin Hubbard vs. Michal Figlak (Lightweight)
Liang Na vs. Ivana Petrović (Flyweight)
