Holly Holm vs. Bethe Correia Set For UFC Singapore
Holly Holm vs. Bethe Correia Set For UFC Singapore
Former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm will face Bethe Correia at UFC Singapore in June.
It will be a return to the bantamweight division for Holly Holm as MMA Fighting reported that the former 135-pound champ will take on Bethe Correia on June 17 at UFC Singapore.
The UFC announced the bout on Wednesday night via Twitter stamping it as both official and the main event of the card.
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Since dominating Ronda Rousey to capture the UFC women’s bantamweight championship, Holm has lost three straight bouts. These include her title loss to Miesha Tate at UFC 196 in March of 2016, a follow-up loss Valentina Shevchenko at UFC on FOX 20 in July of 2016 and a decision loss to Germaine de Randamie for the inaugural UFC featherweight champion at UFC 208 in February of 2017.
Bethe Correia has struggled considerably since her title shot loss to Rousey in August of 2015, losing a split decision to Raquel Pennington at UFC of FOX 190 in April of 2016, winning a split decision over Jessica Eye at UFC 203 in September of 2016 and settling for a draw against a Marion Reneau at UFC Fight Night 106 in March of 2017.
UFC Fight Night 111 is scheduled for June 17 in Kallang, Singapore. On top of Holm versus Correia, the card is also expected to feature Marcin Tybura versus Andrei Arlovski, Kwan Ho Kwak versus Russell Doane, Jon Tuck versus Takanori Gomi, Justin Scoggins versus Ulka Sasaki, Cyril Asker versus Walt Harris and Tarec Saffiedine versus Rafael dos Anjos.
The UFC announced the bout on Wednesday night via Twitter stamping it as both official and the main event of the card.
[tweet url="https://twitter.com/UFC_Asia/status/852356927795449857" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]
Since dominating Ronda Rousey to capture the UFC women’s bantamweight championship, Holm has lost three straight bouts. These include her title loss to Miesha Tate at UFC 196 in March of 2016, a follow-up loss Valentina Shevchenko at UFC on FOX 20 in July of 2016 and a decision loss to Germaine de Randamie for the inaugural UFC featherweight champion at UFC 208 in February of 2017.
Bethe Correia has struggled considerably since her title shot loss to Rousey in August of 2015, losing a split decision to Raquel Pennington at UFC of FOX 190 in April of 2016, winning a split decision over Jessica Eye at UFC 203 in September of 2016 and settling for a draw against a Marion Reneau at UFC Fight Night 106 in March of 2017.
UFC Fight Night 111 is scheduled for June 17 in Kallang, Singapore. On top of Holm versus Correia, the card is also expected to feature Marcin Tybura versus Andrei Arlovski, Kwan Ho Kwak versus Russell Doane, Jon Tuck versus Takanori Gomi, Justin Scoggins versus Ulka Sasaki, Cyril Asker versus Walt Harris and Tarec Saffiedine versus Rafael dos Anjos.