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June 20, 2020
The lineup for
UFC Fight Night 183 has two new flyweight additions, as
Taila
Santos will meet Gillian
Robertson, while Jimmy Flick
will face Cody
Durden.
The Las Vegas-based promotion announced the fights over the
weekend. Santos was initially slated to square off against Montana
De La Rosa at UFC on ESPN 19, but the bout was canceled when
one of her opponent’s cornermen tested positive for COVID-19.
Robertson, meanwhile, was booked against Andrea Lee
at UFC 256 before Lee pulled out of the matchup due to injury.
Flick and Durden were also scheduled to collide at UFC on ESPN 19
but a non-COVID medical issue forced Durden off the card on fight
day.
UFC Fight Night 183 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on
Dec. 19 and is headlined by a welterweight tilt pitting Stephen
Thompson against Geoff Neal.
The card will stream in its entirety on ESPN+.
Santos has been victorious in 16 of 17 professional outings and is
coming off her first Octagon triumph, a three-round verdict over
Molly
McCann at UFC on ESPN 13. Robertson is 2-0 thus far in 2020,
with a submission win against Cortney
Casey at UFC on ESPN 11 and a decision against Poliana
Botelho at UFC Fight Night 180 to her credit.
Flick earned a UFC contract with a third-round submission of
Nate Smith
at Dana White’s Contender Series on Sept. 1 and has won five of his
last six pro outings. Durden battled Chris
Gutierrez to a draw in his promotional debut at UFC Fight Night
173 on Aug. 1.