A second bantamweight bout has also been confirmed for UFC 139. Michael McDonald, the UFC's youngest fighter, and veteran Muay Thai specialist Johnny Eduardo have verbally agreed to meet in San Jose.
McDonald (13-1) began his pro career at the young age of 16 and won 10 of 11 fights before he was brought into the WEC in late 2010. He won his one fight there and has picked up two more wins in the UFC, most recently defeating Chris Cariaso by split decision at UFC 130 in May. He resides at trains in Fresno, which is about three hours from San Jose. Eduardo (25-9) has been a pro fighter for 15 years, and dropped his UFC debut via unanimous decision to Raphael Assunco at UFC 134. He had been on an 11-fight winning streak before that fight.
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