Paul Felder vs. Daron Cruickshank Set For UFC Fight Night 81
Paul Felder (10-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) confirmed on Twitter that he would be fighting Daron Cruickshank (16-7 MMA, 6-5 UFC) in a lightweight bout at UFC Fight Night 81.
Well it’s official! I’m fighting Daron Cruickshank Jan17th in Boston. Super excited for this fight. Full camp this time. #ufcboston #W #ufc
— Paul Felder (@felderpaul) October 22, 2015
Felder is 2-3 in his last five bouts and is on a two-fight losing streak with losses to Edson Barboza and Ross Pearson.
Cruickshank is 1-3-1 in his last five bouts and have dropped his last two bouts due to rear-naked choke losses to Beneil Dariush and James Kruse.
T.J. Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz for the bantamweight title will headline this event. Also, this event will be shown on FOX Sports 1 while a few of the prelims will air on UFC Fight Pass.
The event takes place on January 17, 2016 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
Here is the updated card for the event:
Champ T.J. Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz – for bantamweight title
Eddie Alvarez vs. Anthony Pettis
Travis Browne vs. Matt Mitrione
Tim Boetsch vs. Ed Herman
Daron Cruickshank vs. Paul Felder
