UFC officials announced that Andre Soukhamthath has stepped up to face Luke Sanders at UFC Fight Night 123 which takes place at SaveMart Center in Fresno on Dec. 9. Sanders original opponent Bryan Caraway had to pull out due to injury.
Soukhamthath (11-5) will be looking for his first UFC victory after being shutout in his first two UFC appearances against Albert Morales and Alejando Perez. The former CES bantamweight champion had won three fights by knockout prior to signing with the UFC.
Sanders (11-1) is coming off the first loss of his career to Iuri Alcantara when he was submitted in the second round. Here’s an updated look at the card.
Cub Swanson vs. Brian Ortega
Gabriel Benitez vs. Jason Knight
Scott Holtzman vs. Darrell Horcher
Eryk Anders vs. Markus Perez
Benito Lopez vs. Albert Morales
Alexis Davis vs. Liz Carmouche
Carls John de Tomas vs. Alex Perez
Frankie Saenz vs. Merab Dvalishvili
Chris Gruetzemacher vs. Davi Ramos
Iuri Alcantara vs. Alejandro Perez
Antonio Braga Neto vs. Trevin Giles
Marlon Moraes vs. Aljamain Sterling
Luke Sanders vs. Andre Soukhamthath
With Derek Anderson injured, David Rickels now faces Adam Piccolotti at Bellator 189 David Rickels will replace the injured Derek Anderson against Adam Piccolotti at Bellator 189 on Dec. 1
Rickels (18-4) is coming off TKO win over Aaron Derrow at Bellator 171 in January. “The Caveman” heads into this matchup off back-to-back wins.
Piccolotti (9-1) looks to bounce back from the first loss of his career. Here’s an updated look at the card.
Julia Budd (c) vs. Arlene Blancowe – for women’s featherweight title
Chris Honeycutt vs. Rafael Lovato
Hisaki Kato vs. Chidi Njokuani
Marcos Galvao vs. Sam Sicilia
Alexis Dufresne vs. Amber Leibrock
Adam Piccolotti vs. David Rickels
