UFC on FUEL TV 3 has two new bouts with the additions of lightweights Kamal Shalorus (7-2-2 UFC, 0-2-0 UFC) vs. Rafael Dos Anjos (15-6 MMA, 4-4 UFC) and bantamweights Azamat Gashimov (7-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Alex Soto (6-1-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), officials today announced
And finally, two previously reported fights are now official: lightweights T.J. Grant (17-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC) vs. Carlo Prater (30-10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and bantamweights Jeff Curran (33-14-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC) vs. Johnny Eduardo (25-9 MMA, 0-1 UFC).
UFC on FUEL TV 3 takes place May 15 at Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va. The event's main card airs live on FUEL TV while preliminary-card fights are expected to stream on Facebook.
Officials haven't announced how the fights will be divvied up between the two cards.
Shalorus, a former WEC fighter, finds himself in a must-win situation. The Iranian-born fighter and veteran wrestler made his octagon debut in early 2011 and since has suffered a TKO defeat to top contender Jim Miller and then a submission loss to undefeated promotional newcomer Khabib Nurmagomedov.
He looks to right the ship against Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Dos Anjos, who recently spoiled a 4-1 run in the UFC with a split-decision defeat to Gleison Tibau. The loss dropped his UFC record to .500, though the losses have come to notables such as Clay Guida and Stephens.
Gashimov, meanwhile, is a Russian-born competitor now fighting out of New Jersey. A veteran of his country's regional circuit, he racked up six stoppages (four submissions and two knockouts) in six career wins. After a two-year layoff, he returned to competition this past June and submitted Azay Mamedov with an armbar.
He now meets Soto, who served as an injury replacement and suffered a knockout loss to Michael McDonald at UFC 139 in his promotional debut. Before the loss, the U.S. Navy dolphin trainer racked up a 6-0-1 record in California and Mexico.
The latest UFC on FUEL TV 3 card now includes:
Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung
Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens
Igor Pokrajac vs. Thiago Silva
Tom Lawlor vs. Jason MacDonald
Jorge Lopez vs. Amir Sadollah
Mike Easton vs. Yves Jabouin
T.J. Grant vs. Carlo Prater
Cody McKenzie vs. Aaron Riley
Brad Tavares vs. Dongi Yang
Jeff Curran vs. Johnny Eduardo
Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Kamal Shalorus
Azamat Gashimov vs. Alex Soto
