After recently losing her original matchup, Lina Lansberg has a new opponent for next week’s UFC Fight Night 107 event.
Veronica Macedo (5-1-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) recently pulled out of the bout, as MMAjunkie first reported. Officials today announced promotional newcomer Lucie Pudilova (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has been named a replacement and now rematches fellow bantamweight Lansberg (6-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC).
UFC Fight Night 107 takes place March 18 at The O2 in London. The entire event streams on UFC Fight Pass, and Lansberg vs. Pudilova is slated as the curtain-jerker.
The fighters first met in 2015, when Lansberg posted a unanimous-decision victory at Battle of Botnia 2015 in Sweden.
Lansberg, a 34-year-old Swedish fighter, made her promotional debut this past September in a 140-pound catchweight fight against featherweight standout Cristiane Santos. Lansberg was a heavy underdog against “Cyborg,” who brutalized her with a second-round TKO. That loss snapped a six-fight winning streak for Lansberg that included a pair of TKO wins under the Cage Warriors banner in 2014.
Lucie, a Czech fighter who stands 5-11, is currently riding a three-fight wining streak since her loss to Lansberg. She recently tapped out Alexandra Buch (8-6) for her second straight submission win. The veteran of the European fight circuit has four stoppages in six career wins.
The latest UFC Fight Night 107 card includes:
MAIN CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 5 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Night, 1:30 p.m. ET)
For more on UFC Fight Night 107, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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