A featherweight bout has been added to UFC on FOX 11 on April 19th in Orlando as Sean Soriano meets Estevan Payan on the preliminary card.
The fight booking was announced by the UFC today.
UFC on FOX 11 takes place from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida on April 19th and will be headlined by a heavyweight bout as Travis Browne meets Fabricio Werdum in a potential number one contenders bout.
Soriano (8-1) made his UFC debut last month against Tatsuya Kawajiri at UFC Fight Night 34 and was submitted in the second round. Prior to entering the UFC, his first six wins came by stoppage before winning two straight decision in the Florida based promotion CFA.
Payan (14-5, 1NC) has lost back to back fights in the UFC and is coming off a decision defeat to Robbie Peralta at UFC 168. Prior to entering the UFC, he was unbeaten in previous eight fights (7-0, 1NC) and two of the wins came in Strikeforce.
The current UFC on FOX 11: Browne vs. Werdum card is below.
Main Card: (FOX – 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT)
Travis Browne (16-1-1) vs. Fabricio Werdum (17-5-1)
Miesha Tate (13-5) vs. Liz Carmouche (9-4)
Donald Cerrone (22-6, 1NC) vs. Edson Barboza (13-1)
Brad Tavares (12-1) vs. Yoel Romero (7-1)
Preliminary Card: (Fox Sports 1 and Fight Pass – TBD)
Rafael dos Anjos (20-6) vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov (21-0)
Pat Healy (31-17, 1NC) vs. Jorge Masvidal (25-8)
Josh Samman (10-2) vs. Caio Magalhaes (7-1)
Thiago Alves (19-9) vs. Seth Baczynski (19-10)
Jordan Mein (27-9) vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio (18-2)
Derrick Lewis (9-2, 1NC) vs. Jack May (7-0)
Sean Soriano (8-1) vs. Estevan Payan (14-5, 1NC)