With Germaine “The Iron Lady” de Randamie sidelined due to an injury, Russian standout Milana Dudieva has received a new opponent for her fight at UFC 174: “Johnson vs Bagautinov” on June 14th in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Dudieva now battles Valérie “Trouble” Létourneau.
News of the change was first reported by MMAnytt.se this past week and officially confirmed on Monday. Létourneau rebounded from a loss in the TUF 18 elimination round by stopping Jordan Moore on May 16th. Dudieva brings a two-fight winning streak into her long-awaited Octagon debut.
Newly-crowned UFC Bantamweight Champion T.J. Dillashaw shook up the MMA landscape with a huge victory on May 24th at UFC 173 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dillashaw stopped Renan “Barao” do Nascimento Mota Pegado in the championship main event and now claims the top spot at 135 pounds.