MMA Odds and Ends for Thursday: Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Neil Seery added to UFC Fight Night 87

Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Neil Seery set UFC Fight Night 87 UFC officials announced Wednesday that flyweights Kyoji Horiguchi and Neil Seery will clash at UFC Fight Night 87. Officials today announced former title challenger Kyoji Horiguchi (16-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) and vet Neil Seery (16-11 MMA, 3-2 UFC) are booked to fight at the event. Horiguchi (16-2) is coming off a decision victory over Chico Camus at UFC Fight Night 75. He’s won 10 of his last 11 bouts with his only loss coming to Demetrious Johnson at UFC 186. Seery (16-11) heads into this matchup off a submission victory over Jon Delos Reyes. UFC Fight Night 87 takes place May 8 at Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Here’s an updated look at the card. Andrei Arlovski vs. Alistair Overeem Antonio Silva vs. Stefan Struve Rustam Khabilov vs. Chris Wade Yan Cabral vs. Reza Madadi Magnus Cedenblad vs. Garreth McLellan Peter Sobotta vs. Dominic Waters Gunnar Nelson vs. Albert Tumenov Nick Hein vs. Jon Tuck Francimar Barroso vs. Nikita Krylov Heather Jo Clark vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Neil Seery   Heavyweight Konstantin Erokhin suspended 12 months for anabolic steroid use On Thursday the NSAC annouced that Konstantin Erokhin has been suspended 12 months and fined $3,300 after testing positive for drostanolone and/or drostanolone metabolites. Erokhin (9-3) test failure came from pre-fight urinalysis at this past December’s TUF 22 Finale where he fought Gabriel Gonzaga. After going 0-2 in the UFC he was released from his contract and is currently a free agent.   RFA 37: Viana vs. Clark’ lineup finalized  Next months RFA 37 card packs a punch with two title fights. The main event features Devin Clark (5-0) taking on Rafael Viana (6-0) for the inaugural light-heavyweight title. In the co-main event Joey Miolla (8-1) will be squaring off with Leandro Higo (15-2) fight for the vacant bantamweight belt. Also on the card middleweights John Poppie (7-2) and Joe Gigliotti (6-0) will go to battle. RFA 37 takes place April 15 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. Here’s a look at the card. MAIN CARD (AXS TV, 10 p.m. ET) Devin Clark vs. Rafael Viana – for inaugural light heavyweight title Leandro Higo vs. Joey Miolla – for vacant bantamweight title Brian Camozzi vs. Jordon Larson Joseph Gigliotti vs. John Poppie Eli Finn vs. Matthew Lopez Scott Futrell vs. Logan Storley PRELIMINARY CARD (Untelevised, 9 p.m. ET) Chris Hugh vs. David Michaud Ryan Debelak vs. Jordan Johnson C.J. Hunter vs. Bryce Logan

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