MMA Odds and Ends for Wednesday: Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Ali Bagautinov set for UFC Fight Night 97

480 Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Ali Bagautinov set for UFC Fight Night 97 UFC officials announced Tuesday that two former flyweight title challengers, Kyoji Horiguchi and Ali Bagautinov will meet at UFC Fight Night 97. Horiguchi (17-2) heads into this matchup off back-to-back victories including a decision win over Neil Seery at UFC Fight Night 87. Bagautinov (14-4) is also coming off a decision win against Geane Herrera, which snapped a two-fight skid for him. UFC Fight Night 97 takes place at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines. Here’s an updated look at the card. Ricardo Lamas (16-5) vs. B.J. Penn (16-10-2) Kyoji Horiguchi (17-2) vs. Ali Bagautinov (14-4) Andre Harrison defends featherweight title against Alexandre Bezerra at Titan FC 41 Titan FC announced Tuesday that a third title fight has been added to Titan FC 41 as  featherweight champ Andre Harrison takes on promotional newcomer Alexandre “Popo” Bezerra. Harrison (13-0) heads into this matchup off a TKO victory over Deivison Ribeiro in a title defense at Titan FC 39. The 28-year old also holds notable wins in Titan FC over Desmond Green and UFC veterans Steven Siler and Kurt Holobaugh. Bezerra (18-4) has gone 4-1 since being released by Bellator in 2013 and heads into this matchup off back-to-back stoppage victories. Titan FC 41 takes place September 9th at the Bank United Center in Coral Gables, Florida. Here’s an updated look at the card. Carina Damm vs. Kalindra Faria – for inaugural women’s bantamweight title Farkhad Sharipov vs. Andrew Whitney – for vacant bantamweight title Andre Harrison (c) vs. Alexandre Bezerra – for featherweight title Valdir Araujo vs. Taylor Krahl Steve Carl vs. Jason Jackson Demarques Jackson vs. Raush Manfio Aalon Cruz vs. Caio Rocha Steve Mowry vs. Romeo Valdez   Levan Makashvili vs.Sean Soriano  added to CES 38 CES MMA officials announced Tuesday that UFC veterans Levan Makashvili and Sean Soriano will face off at CES 38 on September 23rd. Makashvili (11-2-1) heads into this matchup with a decision victory over Ryan Sanders at CES 36. Soriano (9-4) has gone 1-1 since since his UFC release and suffered a setback in his last bout, losing via TKO defeat against Thomas Webb at Legacy FC 52 in March. CES MMA 38 takes place September 23rd. Here’s an updated look at the card. Levan Makashvili (11-2-1) vs. Sean Soriano (9-4) Calvin Kattar (15-2) vs. Chris Foster (9-4) Carlos Candelario (4-0) vs. Brandon Warne (1-1)

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