Fatima Kline gained’t should undergo Dana White’s Contender Collection in spite of everything.
Days after information surfaced that Kline (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) would partake in DWCS on Sept. 24, she’s aborted that mission to leap proper into the massive present. On lower than two weeks discover, Kline will elevate a weight class to 125 kilos to struggle Jasmine Jasudavicius at UFC on ESPN 59, which takes place July 13 at Ball Area in Denver.
Jasudavicius (10-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) was initially anticipated to struggle Viviane Araujo, who has withdrawn for unknown causes.
Two folks with data of the matchup together with Kline’s supervisor Oren Hodak, of KO Reps, lately knowledgeable MMA Junkie of the matchup. The promotion has but to make an official announcement.
Kline, 23, enters the UFC as a twin titleholder for high regional promotion CFFC. Previous to incomes the CFFC strawweight and flyweight straps, Kline competed 4 instances below the Invicta FC banner. She is a most important coaching associate of UFC girls’s flyweight contender Erin Blanchfield.
Jasudavicius, 35, has gained three of her most up-to-date 4 outings. She most lately competed in January when she completed Priscila Cachoeira by third-round submission.
As they are saying…. ring ring….
welcome to the #UFC @fatima_kline7 who goes as much as 125lb for #ufcdenver subsequent Saturday evening! pic.twitter.com/HK1hqVcv46— KOreps (@ko_reps) July 5, 2024
— Jasmine Jasudavicius (@JasJasudavicius) July 6, 2024
With the change, the UFC on ESPN 59 lineup contains:
- Rose Namajunas vs. Tracy Cortez
- Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Muslim Salikhov
- Drew Dober vs. Jean Silva
- Charles Johnson vs. Joshua Van
- Gabriel Bonfim vs. Ange Loosa
- Mariya Agapova vs. Luana Santos
- Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Fatima Kline
- Julian Erosa vs. Christian Rodriguez
- Josh Fremd vs. Andre Petroski
- Cody Brundage vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan
- Nazim Sadykhov vs. TBA
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC on ESPN 59.
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