A strawweight fight between Na Liang and Brogan Walker has been added to the UFC San Antonio card. The two will face off at the AT&T Centre on March 25th.
Liang (19-6) has lost two fights out of two during her UFC stint. Having been stopped in her previous two bouts a third successive defeat could see the 26 year old losing her spot on the roster.
Walker (7-3) has been fighting professionally since 2014 but really burst onto the scene by reaching the TUF 3o final last year. She would ultimately finish as runner up but earned a UFC contract despite being stopped by Juliana Miller.
Team @Amanda_Leoa vs Team @VenezuelanVixen in our first #TUF30 finale 👀
Brogan Walker takes on Juliana Miller tomorrow night!
[ #UFCVegas59 | Prelims 7pm ET | Main Card 10pm ET | Live on @ESPN ] pic.twitter.com/3je775TANr
— UFC (@ufc) August 5, 2022
Bantamweight bout
The bout will be headlined by a bantamweight bout between veterans Marlon Vera and Cory Sandhagen. The Ecuadorian is on a four fight winning streak and has earned performance bonuses for each of those victories.
Vera (20-7-1) has been on the roster since 2014 and is currently ranked #4 at bantamweight. A win her would put him in contention for a shot at the title.
Sandhagen (19-4) fought for the interim bantamweight title in 2021 but was beaten by Petr Yan. He is coming off a stoppage win over Song Yadong at UFC Vegas 60 and will be looking to leapfrog Vera in the rankings.
The doctor stops the fight – @CorySandhagen takes the W. #UFCVegas60 pic.twitter.com/mrrdIBVKxs
— UFC (@ufc) September 18, 2022
Former champion
Former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm (14-6) is still going strong at the age of 41. She will be going in search of a first win since 2020 when she takes on Yana Kunitskaya (14-6) who will also be looking to bounce back from a defeat.
UFC San Antonio, San Antonio, March 25th
Marlon Vera vs. Cory Sandhagen (Bantamweight)
Maycee Barber vs. Andrea Lee (Flyweight)
Chidi Njokuani vs. Albert Duraev (Middleweight)
C.J. Vergara vs. Daniel da Silva (Flyweight)
Holly Holm vs. Yana Kunitskaya (Bantamweight)
Alex Perez vs. Manel Kape (Flyweight)
Sean Brady vs. Michel Pereira (Welterweight)
Daniel Pineda vs. Tucker Lutz (Featherweight)
Trevin Giles vs. Preston Parsons (Welterweight)
Alex Caceres vs. Nate Landwehr (Featherweight)
Steven Peterson vs. Lucas Alexander Featherweight)
Irene Aldana vs. Raquel Pennington (Bantamweight)
Na Liang vs. Brogan Walker (Strawweight)
