Sam Stout (L)
Canadian lightweight Sam ‘Hands of Stone’ Stout (19-8-1) will welcome Strikeforce fighter Caros ‘The Future’ Fodor (7-2) to the Octagon when the two meet in February at the upcoming UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche event.
UFC Canada officials confirmed the news Friday evening on Twitter (@UFC_CA).
– Hands of Stone @SammyJstout set to face Caros Fodor for his UFC debut at #UFC157 http://www.tsn.ca/mma/story/?id=412089 …
UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche is expected to take place on February 23, 2012 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The pay-per-view event features the first women’s bout inside the Octagon as female bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey defends her title against Liz Carmouche.
Stout suffered a decision loss in his last UFC appearance, losing to fellow countryman John Makdessi in Montreal at UFC 154. The defeat put Stout’s record at 1-2 in his last three with a decision win against Spencer Fisher at UFC on FX 4 and a decision loss to Thiago Tavares at UFC 142.
Fodor had a five fight win streak stopped this past March after a third round submission loss to Pat Healy at the Tate vs. Rousey show. All six matches took place under the Strikeforce banner with wins against Justin Wilcox, James Terry, David Douglas, Derek Getzel and Ousmane Thomas Diagne.