The UFC Oklahoma City lineup has its first fight – a matchup in the women’s bantamweight division.
“Dana White’s Contender Series” signee [autotag]Sarah Alpar[/autotag] will maker her UFC debut against Brazil’s [autotag]Duda Santana[/autotag]. The matchup was first reported by MMA reporter Mike Heck and later confirmed by both fighters on Instagram.
UFC Oklahoma City takes place Saturday, May 2 at Chesapeake Energy Arena. The event does not have an official numerical designation, though it is expected to stream on ESPN+.
Alpar (9-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) most recently competed in August in a contract-earning performance against future UFC signee Shanna Young on DWCS. Alpar handed Young her second professional loss, winning the fight by rear-naked choke in Round 2.
In the fight prior to DWCS, Alpar earned the vacant LFA women’s bantamweight title. At LFA 55, Alpar edged a split decision over hot prospect Joselyne Edwards.
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As for Santana (3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), the Brazilian bantamweight returns for her sophomore promotional outing. She was scheduled to compete in November but withdrew from her UFC on ESPN+ 22 fight against Tracy Cortez for undisclosed reasons.
Santana made her promotional debut at UFC on ESPN+ 11 in June 2019 and was submitted in Round 2 by Bea Malecki. In the three fights prior to her UFC debut, Santana went three-for-three with two decision wins and a TKO victory.
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