A women’s bantamweight scrap between Germaine de Randamie and Ashlee Evans-Smith is the latest bout to be added to UFC Hamburg.
The UFC announced the bout on Friday.
de Randamie (7-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) made her promotional debut against veteran Julie Kedzie, and won the fight via unanimous decision. “The Iron Lady” then faced now UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes, but lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Following the loss, de Randamie faced Larissa Pacheco at UFC 185, and won the fight via TKO in the second round. In her most recent outing, de Randamie faced Anna Elmose at UFC Rotterdam, and finished the fight in the first round.
Evans-Smith (4-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) first stepped foot inside the UFC octagon in December of 2014, where she faced brawler Raquel Pennington at UFC 181. With just one second left in the first round, Evans-Smith was forced to tap to a bulldog choke. Coming off her first UFC loss and the first loss of her professional career, Evans-Smith faced Marion Reneau at UFC Fight Night 83. She won the bout via split decision.
UFC Hamburg takes place live from the Barclarycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany on Sept. 3 and is set to be headlined by a heavyweight bout between Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett.
