A bantamweight bout has been added to The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale in Las Vegas as Russell Doane will meet Jerrod Sanders in a bout likely to be placed on the preliminary card.
The fight was recently added to the official fight card on the UFC website.
The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale will come from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on July 12 and will be headlined by a welterweight bout as Jake Ellenberger meets Stephen Thompson.
Doane (14-4) made his UFC debut at the beginning of last year and scored victories over Leandro Issa and Marcus Brimage. In his last fight, he took on Iuri Alcantara and was defeated by unanimous decision. Sanders (14-3) has lost both of his fights in the UFC by stoppage in the first round. His last defeat came in October as he was submitted by Pedro Munhoz.
The current fight card for The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale is below.
Jake Ellenberger (30-9) vs. Stephen Thompson (10-1)
TBA vs. TBA – The Ultimate Fighter 21 Final
Jorge Masvidal (28-9) vs. Cezar Ferreira (8-4)
Michelle Waterson (12-4) vs. Angela Magana (11-7)
Josh Samman (11-2) vs. Caio Magalhaes (9-1)
Dan Miller (14-7, 1NC) vs. Trevor Smith (12-6)
Russell Doane (14-4) vs. Jerrod Sanders (14-3)