UFC on FOX 22: Paige VanZant vs. Michelle Waterson
Paige VanZant will fight at home, and she’ll do it in a main event.
UFC President Dana White today revealed on the FS1’s “UFC Tonight” that VanZant will face Michelle Waterson in the main event of UFC on FOX 22, which takes place Dec. 17 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif.
“The main event for the card is Paige VanZant vs. ‘The Karate Hottie,” White revealed. “My team is going to kill me.”
While the evening’s full bout order has yet to be determined, the evening’s main card airs on FOX.
VanZant (7-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) was in action most recently at August’s UFC on FOX 21 event, where she earned a spectacular knockout of Bec Rawlings. The result saw her rebound from a disappointing loss to Rose Namajunas at UFC Fight Night 80 that saw VanZant’s three-fight UFC winning streak snapped.
Meanwhile, Waterson (13-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) debuted in the UFC with a submission win over Angela Magana at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale in July 2015. However a Waterson injury scrapped a planned December 2015 fight with Tecia Torres, and an Aisling Daly injury scrapped that planned matchup at September’s UFC Fight Night 93 event. Waterson will now returns after a 17-month layoff.
Both VanZant and Waterson are currently honorable mentions in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA women’s strawweight rankings.
With the addition, UFC on FOX 22 now includes:
Paige VanZant vs. Michelle Waterson
Mickey Gall vs. Sage Northcutt
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