Fight fans in Asia will be keeping a close eye on UFC Vegas 43. Chinese featherweight Shayilan Nuerdanbieke has been added to the fight card and he will face Sean Soriano on November 20th.
The Chinese fighter dropped a decision to Joshua Culibao at UFC Vegas 27 and Nuerdanbieke (19-7) will be looking for his first win inside the octagon. Soriano (14-7) was also beaten on his promotional debut, the American was submitted by Christos Giagos at UFC 262.
The card will be headlined by a bantamweight bout between Miesha Tate and Ketlen Vieira. The former 135lbs champion made a successful comeback this year after a five year absence.
The fight between Kyung Ho Kang and Rani Yahya has been rebooked for UFC Vegas 43. They were originally booked to face off in July but the Brazilian contracted Covid-19.
The card will also feature Qileng Aori and Loma Lookboonmee. The former faces Cody Durden in a flyweight fight while the latter is booked to take on Cheyanne Buys in a strawweight contest.
UFC Vegas 42, Las Vegas, November 20th
Ketlen Vieira vs. Miesha Tate (Bantamweight)
Joanne Calderwood vs. Alexa Grasso (Flyweight)
Michael Chiesa vs. Sean Brady (Welterweight)
Adrian Yanez vs. Davey Grant (Bantamweight)
Cody Durden vs. Qileng Aori (Flyweight)
Cheyanne Buys vs. Loma Lookboonmee (Strawweight)
Terrance McKinney vs. Fares Ziam (Lightweight)
Rafa García vs. Natan Levy (Lightweight)
Azamat Murzakanov vs. Marcin Prachnio (Light heavyweight)
Pat Sabatini vs. Gavin Tucker (Featherweight)
Augusto Sakai vs. Tai Tuivasa (Heavyweight)
Denys Bondar vs. Malcolm Gordon (Flyweight)
Jessica Penne vs. Luana Pinheiro (Strawweight)
Rani Yahya vs. Kyung Ho Kang (Bantamweight)
Shayilan Nuerdanbieke vs. Sean Soriano (Featherweight)
