Joanne Calderwood Welcomes Newcomer Maryna Moroz At UFC Fight Night 64
After openly campaigning for her second UFC bout, The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 20 veteran Joanne Calderwood finally has a fight lined up.
The No. 6-ranked Calderwood, who won her first official UFC contest by defeating Seo Hee Ham by decision at last December’s TUF 20 Finale, will take on the undefeated Maryna Moroz at April 11’s UFC Fight Night 64 from Krakow, Poland.
An Invicta FC veteran and kickboxing champion in four different promotions, Scotland’s Calderwood maintains a spotless 9-0 official record in MMA. She lost an exhibition match to No. 4-ranked Rose Namajunas in the quarterfinals of the show.
“JoJo” is more than anxious to get her UFC career rolling, expressing her excitement and future plans in a statement today:
“For me, this is perfect timing,” Calderwood stated. “After this fight, I 100 percent want to fight on the Glasgow card on July 18th. It would be a dream come true for me to fight in Glasgow for the UFC. The opportunity to step inside the Octagon in front of a home crowd would be something I’d never forget.”
Calderwood certainly brings a ton of potential to the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 64, which will air exclusively on UFC Fight Pass in the United States, but she’ll have her hands full with the lesser-known but dangerous Moroz, who has finished all five of her opponents since her debut in 2013.
Four of Moroz’s five wins have come inside the first round, and four have also come by way of armbar.
The bout has been deemed the first official UFC women’s strawweight bout to take place in Europe, the Middle East, or Africa.
UFC Fight Night 64 is the promotion’s first foray into Poland and features a heavyweight rematch between Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic and Gabriel Gonzaga. Here is a full rundown of the card’s current lineup:
Mirko Filipovic vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Jan Blachowicz vs. Jimi Manuwa
Krzysztof Jotko vs. Garreth McLellan
Sergio Moraes vs. Peter Sobotta
Daniel Omielanczuk vs. Anthony Hamilton
Pawel Pawlak vs. Sheldon Westcott
Seth Baczynski vs. Leon Edwards
Marcin Bandel vs. Jason Saggo
Aisling Daly vs. Claudia Gadelha
Joanne Calderwood vs. Maryna Moroz
