Welterweights, lightweights added to Phoenix UFC card
Three more bouts have been added to the card for UFC Fight Night Phoenix, to be held Jan. 15 at Talking Stick Resort Arena.
Ben Saunders (19-7-2) out of Orlando, Fla., will battle Court McGee (19-5) out of Orem, Utah, in a welterweight bout. The card will also include a pair of lightweight bouts: Jordan Rinaldi (12-5) of Charlotte, N.C., vs. Devin Powell (8-1) of South Berwick, Maine; and Tony Martin (10-3) of Boston vs. Erik Koch (15-4) of Milwaukee.
The main event has yet to be announced.
Three other fights were previously confirmed: Heavyweight bouts featuring Cyril Asker (7-2) of Avignon, France, vs. Dmitri Smoliakov (8-1) of Kaliningrad City, Russia; and Viktor Pesta (10-3) of Prague vs. Damian Grabowski (20-4) of Opole, Poland; and a light heavyweight bout between Joachim Christensen (13-4) of Copenhagen vs. Bojan Mihalovic (10-4) of Odzaci, Serbia.
Tickets for UFC Fight Night Phoenix will go on sale later this month.The card will be televised on FOX Sports 1.
