Court McGee
A pair of welterweight bouts have been announced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship for the promotions second Fox Sports 1 event in Indianapolis. Meeting inside the Octagon will be TUF 11 winner Court ‘The Crusher’ McGee (14-3) versus TUF The Smashes victory Robert Whittaker (11-2) and Justin ‘Fast Eddie’ Edwards (8-2) meets newcomer Brandon Thatch (9-1).
The busy promotion made the announcement on Twitter (@UFC) on Wednesday evening.
– New fights: @FOXSports1 … Indy: @Court_McGee vs @RJWhittaker1990, @FastEddyMma vs @RUKUSMMA303
UFC on Fox Sports 1: Condit vs. Kampmann is expected to take place on August 28, 2013 at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Former WEC champ and UFC contender Carlos Condit is set to rematch Martin Kampmann in the main event.
McGee made his welterweight debut this past February picking up his first win at 170-lbs by defeating Josh Neer by decision at UFC 157. The move to welterweight followed back-to-back losses at middleweight with decision defeats at the hands of Nick Ring at UFC 149 and to Costa Philippou at UFC on FX 2.
Whittaker fought a few weeks ago at UFC 160 in Vegas stopping opponent Colton Smith at UFC 160 by knockout. The win made it two in a row for the New Zealand fighter who won the welterweight final of the TUF: The Smashes series by beating Brad Scott by decision.
Edwards is 2-2 trading wins for losses over his four trips to the Octagon. ‘Fast Eddie’ earned a “Submission of the Night” bonus for his technical submission win over Josh Neer last October at UFC on FX 5. The prior loss was by decision to John Maguire at UFC 138.