Jessica Andrade vs. Valerie Letourneau added to UFC Fight Night 51 in Brasilia
A women’s bantamweight contest between Jessica Andrade (11-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and Valerie Letourneau (6-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has been added to the UFC’s next Brazilian fight card.
UFC officials today announced the matchup, which takes place at UFC Fight Night 51 on Sept. 13 at Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasilia, Brazil. The entire event streams on UFC Fight Pass, though the official bout order for the event has not yet been revealed.
The 22-year-old Andrade returns to action for the first time since a March victory over “The Ultimate Fighter 18″ semifinalist Raquel Pennington. It was the Brazilian’s second straight UFC win, a run she has built following a TKO loss to Liz Carmouche in Andrade’s UFC debut.
Meanwhile, Letourneau is a 31-year-old Canadian who stepped into her UFC debut on short notice and turned in a thrilling performance against Elizabeth Phillips at June’s UFC 174 event. With the hard-fought split-decision victory, Letourneau improved to 5-1 in her past six fights, and the lone loss in the span came by split decision to Claudia Gadelha, who makes her UFC debut on Wednesday night.
With the addition to the card, UFC Fight Night 51 now includes:
Andrei Arlovski vs. Antonio Silva
Lukasz Sajewski vs. Leonardo Santos
Sergio Moraes vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
Mike Rhodes vs. Paulo Thiago
Igor Araujo vs. George Sullivan
Jessica Andrade vs. Valerie Letourneau
