Report: Three Fights Added To UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris, Cortney Casey In Action
Three more fights have reportedly added to UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris as Cortney Casey faces Mara Romero Borella, Don’Tale Mayes faces Rodrigo Nascimento and Giga Chikadze faces Mike Davis.
Combate first reported all three fights, who’s spots on the cards aren’t known at this time.
Casey (8-7-0) has won two of her last six under the UFC banner, with those wins coming over Jessica Aguilar and Angela Hill. Borella (12-7-0-2NC) enters the contest riding a two fight losing streak, dropping bouts to Lauren Murphy and Montana De La Rosa.
Mayes (7-3-0) is winless thus far in UFC competition, having dropped a bout to Ciryl Gane at UFC Fight Night Singapore. Nascimento (7-0-0) is going to be making his UFC debut in this bout and does so with an undefeated streak that has lasted over eight years.
Chikadze (9-2-0) is undefeated thus far during his UFC tenure, defeating the duo of Brandon Davis and Jamall Emmers. Davis (8-2-0) has won one of two in the UFC, with that lone victory coming over Thomas Gifford at UFC Fight Night Tampa.
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris takes place on Saturday, May 16 from the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida with Alistair Overeem and Walt Harris headlining. Fightful is providing live coverage of the event, which airs live on ESPN.
