UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: VANZANT vs. WATERSON
Saturday, December 17 at the newly constructed Golden 1 Center in downtown Sacramento
Tickets now on-sale at www.Ticketmaster.com
MAIN EVENT: FIVE-ROUND STRAWWEIGHT BOUT: (#8) PAIGE VANZANT vs. (#12) MICHELLE WATERSON
- Fan-favorite VanZant (7-2) looks to propel herself into the top five of the division with the help of her hometown fans
- Coming off an impressive highlight reel knockout of Bec Rawlings in August
- Fourth youngest fighter in UFC and recently placed second on “Dancing with the Stars”
- Has won five of her last six fights, including two by submission and one by knockout
- 12 Waterson (13-4) looks make a name for herself with a big victory over the rising star
- Former Invicta FC atomweight (105-pounds) champion
- Has won her last seven fights and has finished all three of her UFC bouts
- In her career she has seven first round finishes, eight wins by submission, and three by KO
HOMETOWN HERO: THREE-ROUND BANTAMWEIGHT BOUT: (#7) URIJAH FABER vs. BRAD PICKETT
- Hometown favorite and UFC pioneer Faber (33-10) looks to earn his way back into the top-five in his division
- Has won 17 fights by submission, nine by knockout
- Former WEC featherweight champion including five successful title defenses
- Only man to beat current bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz
- Heavy-handed Pickett (26-12) looks to prove why it only takes “One Punch” for him to finish a fight
- 10 wins by submission, eight by knockout
- Has five Fight of the Night, one Knockout of the Night and one Submission of the Night awards
- One of two fighters to beat the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Demetrious Johnson
YOUNG GUNS: THREE-ROUND LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT: SAGE NORTHCUTT vs. MICKEY GALL
- Young prospect Northcutt (8-1) looks to continue to make another statement win, but this time at the welterweight division
- Youngest fighter on UFC roster
- Four wins by knockout, three by submission
- Discovered by Dana White on Dana White: Lookin’ for a Fight
- Undefeated Gall (3-0) looks to stay unbeaten against a fan-favorite opponent
- Most recently beat high profile opponent CM Punk via first-round submission
- All three professional wins by submission and in the first round
- Also discovered by Dana White on Dana White: Lookin’ for a Fight