Johny Hendricks vs. Neil Magny, Matt Brown vs. Tarec Saffiedine Set For UFC 207
Two new bouts have been added to UFC 207, which is slowly coming along as one of the best cards of the year.
A welterweight bout between Johny Hendricks and Neil Magny as well as Matt Brown vs. Tarec Saffiedine also in a welterweight bout are set for the upcoming event.
Hendricks (17-5) is currently on a two fight losing streak and is coming off a loss to Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 200 by decision. He is 3-3 in his six bouts. Saffiedine (18-5) is 3-1 in his last four bouts and was on a three fight winning streak before losing to Lorenz Larkin at UFC 202 by TKO in his last bout.
Brown (20-15) will be looking to snap a two fight losing streak after losing two to Demian Maia at UFC 198 by submission and Jake Ellenberger at UFC 201 by TKO. Saffiedine (16-5) has lost two of his last three UFC fights and is coming off a decision loss to Rick Story in May of this year.
UFC 207 takes place on December 30th at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The prelims will air on UFC Fight Pass and FOX Sports 1 while the main card will air on pay-per-view event. This event will be headlined by the return of Ronda Rousey against newly-crowned women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes. Here is the updated card for the event:
* Champion Amanda Nunes vs. Ronda Rousey – for women’s bantamweight title
* Alex Garcia vs. Mike Pyle
* Sabah Homasi vs. Brandon Thatch
* Tim Means vs. Alex Garcia
* Johny Hendricks vs. Neil Magny
* Matt Brown vs. Tarec Saffiedine
