Two fights have been added to May’s UFC 187 fight card. The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 20 finalist Rose Namajunas will face Nina Ansaroff in a strawweight bout while male flyweights Josh Sampo and Justin Scoggins will face one another. The UFC announced the bouts Wednesday.
Namajunas, 22, last competed on the TUF 20 Finale in December of 2014 where she lost to Carla Esparza via third-round rear naked choke. Her professional record stands at 2-2.
Ansaroff, 29, is also trying to get back on the winning track after dropping her UFC debut to Juliana Lima at UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. St. Preux in November of 2014. She currently holds a 6-4 professional record.
Sampo, 30, 1-2 inside the Octagon. He most recently lost to Patrick Holohan in July via first-round rear naked choke. He sports a professional record of 11-4.
Scoggins, 22, also wants to improve his 2-2 record in the UFC. He last competed at UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Jacare where he lost via guillotine choke in the second round to John Moraga. His record stands at 9-2.
UFC 187 takes place on May 23 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight card is as follows:
Jon Jones vs. Anthony Johnson
Chris Weidman vs. Vitor Belfort
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Donald Cerrone
Travis Browne vs. Andrei Arlovski
Joseph Benavidez vs. John Moraga
John Dodson vs. Zach Makovsky
Rose Namajunas vs. Nina Ansaroff
Justin Scoggins vs. Josh Sampo
Islam Makhachev vs. Leo Kuntz