Two rising strawweight fighters are set to collide on the primary UFC card of 2025.
Victoria Dudakova and Fatima Kline will throw down in a three-round strawweight bout on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas as a part of a UFC Battle Night time occasion Jan. 11.
Two folks with data of the matchup lately knowledgeable MMA Junkie of the reserving however requested to stay nameless because the promotion has but to make an official announcement.
Dudakova (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) goals to bounce again from the primary lack of her profession. After wins over Istela Nunes and Jinh Yu Frey, Dudakova dropped a cut up determination to Sam Hughes. Dudakova has six finishes in eight professional wins.
Kline (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) entered the UFC in July as some of the highly-touted feminine prospects in MMA. Her debut got here on brief discover up a weight class as she misplaced a unanimous determination to Jasmine Jasudavicius. Kline was a double champ for CFFC previous to her entry.
With the addition, the UFC Battle Night time lineup for Jan. 11 consists of:
- Thiago Moises vs. Trey Ogden
- Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov
- Carlston Harris vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
- Austin Bashi vs. Christian Rodriguez
- Nicolle Caliari vs. Ernesta Kareckaite
- Uros Medic vs. Puna Soriano
- Andreas Gustafsson vs. Preston Parsons
- Felipe Bunes vs. Jose Johnson
- Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Bruno Lopes
- Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Cesar Almeida
- Nurullo Aliev vs. Yanal Ashmouz
- Victoria Dudakova vs. Fatima Kline
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for the UFC Battle Night time occasion.
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