Sarah Moras, a member of Miesha Tate’s team on the 18th season of the reality show, has signed a contract with the promotion and faces fellow UFC newcomer Alexis Dufresne at TUF 19 Finale card on July 6 in Las Vegas, Nev., sources close to the situation told MMAFighting.com.
Moras (3-1) went to the semifinals on the reality show after submitting Peggy Morgan, but lost to season winner Julianna Pena. Prior to the show, Moras defeated Pena via TKO (doctor stoppage) at Conquest of the Cage 11 in 2012.
Dufresne (5-0) enters the UFC with a perfect MMA record with five stoppage victories. The Team Quest fighter was expected to face Amanda Nunes at UFC on FOX 11 card in April, but was forced out of the card with a rib injury. In her last MMA bout, Dufresne needed 45 seconds to finish Kim Couture.
A featherweight bout between TUF 19 coaches B.J. Penn and Frankie Edgar headlines the card.
Sarah Moras, a member of Miesha Tate’s team on the 18th season of the reality show, has signed a contract with the promotion and faces fellow UFC newcomer Alexis Dufresne at TUF 19 Finale card on July 6 in Las Vegas, Nev., sources close to the situation told MMAFighting.com.
Moras (3-1) went to the semifinals on the reality show after submitting Peggy Morgan, but lost to season winner Julianna Pena. Prior to the show, Moras defeated Pena via TKO (doctor stoppage) at Conquest of the Cage 11 in 2012.
Dufresne (5-0) enters the UFC with a perfect MMA record with five stoppage victories. The Team Quest fighter was expected to face Amanda Nunes at UFC on FOX 11 card in April, but was forced out of the card with a rib injury. In her last MMA bout, Dufresne needed 45 seconds to finish Kim Couture.
A featherweight bout between TUF 19 coaches B.J. Penn and Frankie Edgar headlines the card.
