Shayna Baszler pulled out of her fight against Sarah Kaufman at The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale on April 16th and Kaufman will now face Amanda Nunes.
The new fight booking was announced by the UFC on Thursday and the UFC will be looking for a new opponent for Alexis Dufresne, who was scheduled to meet Nunes at UFC on FOX 11.
The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale takes place from the Colisee Pepsi in Quebec City on April 16th and will be headlined by a middleweight bout as Michael Bisping meets Tim Kennedy.
Nunes (9-3) has won both of her fights in the UFC and has won three of her last four. She is currently the #8 UFC women’s bantamweight title contender and both of her wins in the UFC have come by TKO in the first round.
Kaufman (16-2, 1NC) is a former Strikeforce bantamweight champion and made her UFC debut in October against Jessica Eye. She initially lost the fight by split decision, but the bout was recently changed to a no contest after the Texas Department of Regulation and License announced that Eye tested positive for a prohibited drug.
The current TUF Nations Finale fight card is below.
Michael Bisping (24-5) vs. Tim Kennedy (17-4)
Patrick Cote (19-8) vs. Kyle Noke (20-6-1)
Elias Theodorou (8-0) vs. TBA – TUF Nations MW Final
Olivier Aubin-Mercier (4-0) vs. Chad Laprise (7-0) – TUF Nations WW Final
Dustin Poirier (15-3) vs. Akira Corassani (14-4-1)
Sam Stout (20-9-1) vs. K.J. Noons (12-7)
Mitch Gagnon (10-2) vs. Tim Gorman (8-2)
Evan Dunham (14-5) vs. Mark Bocek (11-5)
Sarah Kaufman (16-2, 1NC) vs. Amanda Nunes (9-3)
Ryan Jimmo (18-3) vs. Sean O’Connell (15-4)
George Roop (14-11-1) vs. Dustin Kimura (12-1)