Cortney Casey vs. Michelle Waterson booked for UFC on FOX 29 in April

Cortney Casey vs. Michelle Waterson booked for UFC on FOX 29 in April

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Cortney Casey vs. Michelle Waterson booked for UFC on FOX 29 in April

A women’s strawweight bout between Cortney Casey and Michelle Waterson is the latest addition to April’s UFC on FOX 29 lineup.

The matchup between Casey (7-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) and Waterson (14-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC) was first reported by azcentral.com.

UFC on FOX 29 takes place April 14 at Gila Rivera Arena in Glendale, Ariz., near Phoenix. The main card airs on FOX following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass, though the full fight card and bout order haven’t been finalized.

Casey, who fights out of The MMA Lab in Glendale and was born in Mesa, Ariz., will get somewhat of a hometown opportunity. “Cast Iron” is 2-2 in her past four fights, but her losses came in competitive bouts to top-ranked contenders Felice Herrig and Claudia Gadelha.

Waterson is also coming off some losses to name contenders at 115 pounds. After starting her UFC tenure with consecutive victories, the former Invicta FC atomweight champ has stumbled in her past two fights against now-champ Rose Namajunas and Tecia Torres. Now “The Karate Hottie” attempts to avoid seeing her skid fall to three.

In addition to Casey vs. Waterson, azsports.com also confirmed a bantamweight matchup between Luke Sanders (11-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) and Patrick Williams (8-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) for UFC on FOX 29.

The latest UFC on FOX 29 card now includes:

  • Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje
  • Matt Brown vs. Carlos Condit
  • Arjan Bhullar vs. Adam Wieczorek
  • John Moraga vs. Wilson Reis
  • Dhiego Lima vs. Yushin Okami
  • Krzysztof Jotko vs. Brad Tavares
  • Cortney Casey vs. Michelle Waterson
  • Luke Sanders vs. Patrick Williams

For more on UFC on FOX 29, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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