UFC 192 adds Joseph Benavidez vs. Ali Bagautinov, Rose Namajunas vs. Angela Hill

Joseph Benavidez

October’s UFC 192 event has two new additions, one of which could have title implications.

They include flyweights Joseph Benavidez (22-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) vs. Ali Bagautinov (13-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and strawweights Rose Namajunas (2-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Angela Hill (2-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC).

UFC officials today announced the bouts via the Houston Chronicle.

UFC 192 takes place Oct. 3 at Houston’s Toyota Center. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Benavidez, who’s ranked No. 3 in the NOS Energy Drink MMA flyweight rankings, has won three straight fights since his 2013 title loss to champ Demetrious Johnson. Most recently, the 31-year-old Team Alpha Male fighter, who had been briefly linked to a potential bout with Henry Cejudo, earned a decision win over John Moraga.

He now meets No. 5-ranked Bagautinov, who fights for the first time his own defeat to Johnson. Prior to the June 2014 title loss, the 30-year-old pushed his winning streak to 11 with UFC victories over Marcos Vinicius, Tim Elliott and John Lineker. He’s been on the sidelines for the past year due to a failed drug test (erythropoietin) and suspension after the Johnson fight.

Namajunas, meanwhile, is a runner-up from “The Ultimate Fighter 20” who’s in a must-win situation. The 23-year-old suffered a “TUF 20” tourney-final loss to Carla Esparza, which followed an Invicta FC loss to Tecia Torres prior to the reality show.

She meets Hill, a “TUF 20” castmate who was bounced from the tourney in the opening round by eventual show champ Esparza. The 27-year-old defeated Emily Kagan on the undercard of the live finale but recently dropped a decision to Torres in her most recent outing.

The UFC 192 lineup now includes:

• Champ Daniel Cormier vs. Alexander Gustafsson – for light heavyweight title
• Ryan Bader vs. Rashad Evans
• Johny Hendricks vs. Tyron Woodley
• Jessica Eye vs. Julianna Pena
• Ali Bagautinov vs. Joseph Benavidez
• Angela Hill vs. Rose Namajunas
• Shawn Jordan vs. Ruslan Magomedov
• Daniel Hooker vs. Yair Rodriguez
• Chris Cariaso vs. Sergio Pettis
• Alan Jouban vs. Albert Tumenov
• Anthony Hamilton vs. Derrick Lewis
• Raquel Pennington vs. opponent TBA

For more on UFC 192, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.