Jessamyn Duke Meets Leslie Smith at UFC Fight Night 45

by Chris Houten - @mrhouts

A women's bantamweight match up between two women hoping to return to the win column has been added to UFC fight Night 45.

UFC officials have today confirmed Jessamyn Duke (3-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and Leslie Smith (6-5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) will square off on the preliminary card at next month's UFC Fight Night 45 which takes place July 16 at Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. UFC Fight Night 45 is headlined by Donald Cerrone vs. Jim Miller.

A quarter-finalist on season 18 of the Ultimate Fighter, Duke earned her place on the UFC roster with a decision victory over Peggy Morgan at November's Season 18 finale. The 27 year-old returned in April dropping a decision to Bethe Correia, to make the first lost the in the Kentucky natives career.

Fighting for the second time since joining the UFC in April to take on former Strikeforce champ Sarah Kaufman as late replacement, Invicta FC vet Leslie Smith fight in the UFC for the first time on the back of a full training camp. A native of California, the 31-year-old won four “Fight of the Night” bonuses in six Invicta FC fights, picking up notable wins over Raquel Pennington, Jennifer Maia, and Katlin Young.

With the addition of Duke vs Smith, UFC Fight Night 45 now includes:

Donald Cerrone vs. Jim Miller
John Lineker vs. Alptekin Ozkilic
John Howard vs. Rick Story
Pat Healy vs. Gleison Tibau
Edson Barboza vs. Evan Dunham
Jim Alers vs. Lucas Martins
Aljamain Sterling vs. Hugo Viana
Joe Proctor vs. Justin Salas
Jessamyn Duke vs. Leslie Smith

Stay tuned to kingdomMMA.co.uk for all the latest on UFC Fight Night 45.

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Jessamyn Duke Meets Leslie Smith at UFC Fight Night 45