A flyweight bout has been added to The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale in Las Vegas on July 6th as Justin Scoggins will look to remain undefeated as he meets Dustin Ortiz.
The fight booking was confirmed by the UFC on Monday evening.
The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale will come from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on July 6th and will be headlined by the trilogy fight between Frankie Edgar and B.J. Penn.
Scoggins (9-0) is a product of American Top Team in South Florida and has won both of his fights in the UFC. Seven of his nine victories have come by stoppage and his most recent win came in March against Will Campuzano at UFC 171.
Ortiz (13-3) was signed by the UFC last year and won his debut against Jose Maria Tome at UFC Fight Night 33. After dropping a split decision to John Moraga at UFC Fight Night 35, he returned at last month’s UFC on FOX 11 and defeated Ray Borg by split decision.
The current fight card for The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale is below.
Frankie Edgar (16-4-1) vs. B.J. Penn (16-9-2)
TBA vs. TBA – TUF 19 Light Heavyweight Final
TBA vs. TBA – TUF 19 Middleweight Final
Kevin Lee (7-1) vs. Jesse Ronson (13-4)
Justin Scoggins (9-0) vs. Dustin Ortiz (13-3)