A pair of bouts have been added to the UFC Fight Night 62 fight card, the UFC announced Thursday. UFC featherweights Godofredo Pepey and Team Alpha Male’s Andre Fili are set to face one another while women’s bantamaweight Shayna Baszler and Brazil’s own Amanda Nunes are also scheduled to clash.
Fili, 24, last competed at UFC 179 where he defeated Felipe Arantes by unanimous decision. His record stands at 14-2. Pepey 27, is on a two-fight win streak, having most recently won against Dashon Johnson at UFC Fight Night 51. His professional record is 11-3.
Baszler, 34, has last three of her last four. She most recently succumbed to strikes from Bethe Correira at UFC 177. He record is currently 15-9. Nunes, 26, is 9-4 in MMA. She last fought in the UFC opposite Cat Zingano where she was stopped with strikes in the third round at UFC 178.
UFC Fight Night 62 is scheduled to take place at Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event will air on Fox Sports 1 and is headlined by a bantamweight clash between Urijah Faber and Raphael Assuncao.