Mike Malott looks to bounce back from his first Octagon loss.
Marotte (10-2-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) defeated Gilbert Urbina (7-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) on July 13 at a UFC Fight Night event whose venue and location have not yet been made public. 2 losses). . Following Sportsnet's initial report, Marotte confirmed the news on Instagram.
Expectations for Canada's Marot were high. After just three wins in the UFC, Marotte was rushed into a bout against welterweight ranking contender Neil Magny. He got off to a dominant start at UFC 297 in January, but things went wrong in the final frame, getting knocked down and losing by third-round TKO.
Marotte faced harsh criticism after gassing in his home country, but the 32-year-old's development prospects remained positive. Before being stopped by Magny, Malott won his first three fights against UFC opponents, earning Performance of the Night bonuses in two of them.
Urbina, an alumnus of Season 29 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” is 1-2 in the UFC. He was subdued in his debut by Brian Battle, but bounced back with a TKO win over Orion Coche last May. His most recent appearance was a KO by Charles Radke in February.
With the additions, the lineup for July 13th is as follows:
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Mariya Agapova vs. Luana Santos
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Vivian Araujo vs. Jasmine Jasdavicius
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Gabriel Bonfim vs. Ange Roussa
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Mike Malott vs. Gilbert Urbina
The story originally appeared on MMA Junkie